One Meal Sizzling Cod with Caper Salsa and Potato Smash

I’ve been making this menu for years and it still garners rave reviews. It’s perfect midweek for family. Add a first course soup or salad and dessert, and voila, great weekend entertaining as well. In warm weather, it’s even easier. Make everything ahead and serve room temperature. Even the potato-veggie combo, redolent with garlic and olive oil and adapted from Spanish street food, is as delicious once cooled as straight off the stove. However, in winter, piping hot is definitely the way to go. If working efficiently, dinner will be on the table in 30-40 minutes.

I highly recommend reading though the recipe for the entire menu at least once-- to make sure you understand it-- before beginning.

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Sizzling Cod Pan-Roast

This is my go-to fast fish recipe. Great for cooking all thick fish filets. Paint with olive oil, season and roast on a preheated sheet pan in a very hot oven. Foolproof.

Tomato Caper Salsa

A heady, citrus infused all-purpose salsa, as good on garlic toast as it is on fish, shellfish, pork cutlets and chicken.

Potato, Green Veg and Garlic Smash

This update of Barcelona street food serves double duty here as green vegetable and starch. Serve it just made and hot or serve it later at room temperature. And feel free to change the proportions of potato to veggie or replace the broccoli and spinach with garden bounty or fridge leftovers. Chopped fresh herbs mixed in or strewn over last minute are tasty and attractive as well.