Baked Herbed Cod with Olives and Lemon

Ingredients

• 3 pounds cod fillets, cut into six pieces
  
• 3/4 cup olive oil
  
• 2 small lemons
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  
• 5 cloves garlic, sliced very thinly
  
• 2 medium - large tomatoes, sliced thin
  
• 15 pitted black olives, cut in half
  
• 1-1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
  
• 2/3 cup chopped basil leaves
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400° F. Coat bottom of a large baking dish* with 3 Tbsp. of the olive oil. * Dish should large enough that all fillets can fit without overlapping - I had to use two.
2. Zest lemons then juice them; mix zest and juice with remaining olive oil in a small bowl. Add salt, and pepper.
3. Place fillets in dish(es). Scatter the garlic evenly. Arrange olives and tomato slices on fish, then scatter the herbs over all. Pour the lemon-oil mixture evenly over all.
4. Bake for 25 minutes. Garnish with remaining basil and lemon wedges on the side. [For an easy supper I served this with rice pilaf and a simple green salad.]