Roasted Turmeric Fish and Grapes Recipe

Preparation

• Step 1Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Pat the fish fillets dry with paper towels.
• Step 2In a large bowl, combine the olive oil, water, garlic, honey, turmeric, ginger, salt and pepper.
• Step 3Add the fish to the bowl and gently mix until coated with marinade. (If prepping ahead, you can cover and refrigerate the fish for up to 2 hours before cooking.)
• Step 4When ready to roast, add the grapes to the bowl with the fish and gently toss to coat with remaining marinade. (If your bowl isn’t large enough to comfortably mix the fish and grapes together, move the fish fillets to a separate plate first.)
• Step 5Arrange the grapes on a lightly oiled sheet pan and roast until they just begin to soften and release their juices, about 8 minutes.
• Step 6Remove the sheet pan from the oven and arrange the marinated fish fillets among the grapes. Spoon over any remaining marinade and scatter the capers on top.
• Step 7Return pan to the oven and roast until the fish is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork and the grapes are soft and jammy, 12 to 14 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish. (See Tips.)
• Step 8Scatter the almonds and cilantro generously over the sheet pan and serve immediately.
• To toast almonds, heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread the almonds in a single layer on a sheet pan. Roast for 8 to 12 minutes, keeping a close eye on them as they can burn quickly and stirring once halfway through, until the almonds are golden and fragrant. Let cool completely before using.
• The timing here is for fillets that are ¾- to 1-inch thick. If you have very thin fish fillets, reduce the roasting time of the second cooking stage slightly.

Private Notes

So beautiful and delicious—we loved this!

Going to add champagne grapes next time like in the photo. I forgot the capers, still great; our fish was on the thinner side.

Next time I will remember the capers and aim for thicker fish so it’s in the oven longer and the grapes are more jam-like. Made as written using cod—and found it to be phenomenal! I marinated the fish for about 45 minutes.

Didn't have slivered almonds, but had some sliced on hand. They toasted much quicker (about 3 minutes) but the texture was perfect!

Will make again. My friend made this for me last night with black cod and grapes from her arbor.

I thought it was fantastic. Though next time would not include the stems.

I call it Fish Marbella. IYKYK. 😋 I was happy to find cod in the grocery store, as my store doesn’t always have it.

It’s such a nice fish, and this is an easy way to prepare it. I liked the flavors a lot, made mostly as is though without the cilantro. My family didn’t care for the grapes, but I rather liked them.

Maybe next time, I’ll look for smaller grapes, so they burst more. I’m making this tonight with Ling Cod!

@Kathy. I am making it tonight also.

Unsure about the capers!