Baked Fish With Mustard Marinade

This is a quick and easy recipe. It can be served as an everyday kind of meal or as the main course of an elaborate and elegant dinner. From the Moosewood Restaraunt Low-Fat Favorites Cookbook. Prep time includes marinating time. This is an English recipe.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 4-6 portions

Ingredients

• Fish

• 1 1⁄2 lbs cod or 1 1⁄2 lbs  scrod fish or 1 1⁄2 lbs  haddock or 1 1⁄2 lbs  other firm  white fish fillets

• Marinade

• 1⁄4 cup  smooth or coarse Dijon mustard
• 1⁄3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 -2  teaspoon  prepared horseradish
• 2  teaspoons lemon zest, grated
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1. Rinse and dry the fish fillets and place them, skin side down, in a lightly oiled baking pan.
2. Whisk the marinade ingredients together in a mixing bowl or whirl them in a blender or small food processor.
3. Pour the marinade over the fish, turning the fillets to coat both sides.
4. Set aside in the refrigerator for 20 to 60 minutes.
5. Preheat the oven to 400*.
6. Place the baking dish, uncovered, in the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the fish is tender and flakes easily with a fork.