Kim’s 15-Minute Herb-Crumbed Fish

This is one we know you’ll love. Take a taste of Kim Kushner’s new book The Modern Table.

Editor’s Note: We know Kim for her fresh, contemporary, and seasonal dishes that combine influences from both the Moroccan and Ashkenazi side of the family. We knew this dish from her latest exciting book The Modern Table, would be right up your alley.


There’s so much versatility with this easy recipe. Grab any herbs in your refrigerator (even if they’re wilted), add a handful of breadcrumbs or crackers (or potato chips!), and blitz them together for a delicious and golden herb-crumb fish topping. It’s that simple.

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15 Minute Herb Crumbed Fish
 
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 6 (8-oz) fillets of fish of your choice
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Handful of fresh herbs such as dill, parsley, basil, or cilantro, leaves only
  • Juice of ½ lemon (about 1½ Tbsp)
  • 1 tsp yellow mustard
  • ¼ cup breadcrumbs or a handful of crackers (such as Ritz or saltines)
  • 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Place fillets on the prepared baking sheet and season with salt and pepper.
  3. In a blender or food processor, combine herbs, lemon juice, and mustard and blitz until chopped finely. Stir in breadcrumbs (or crackers). Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the fish fillets. Bake, uncovered, for 12 minutes, until cooked through.
  5. Drizzle olive oil over the fillets and serve immediately.
Good to Know: Herb crumbs are a great way to use up near-expired herbs. Make It Ahead: The herb crumb can be prepared in advance and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for 1 month. I always have a bag of herb crumbs stored in the freezer, perfect for super-quick dinners.

Want to see more from Kim? Check out this one pan weeknight chicken and potatoes. You can also see our reader’s top picks from Kim’s previous books in this post.

Excerpted from The Modern Table: Kosher Recipes for Everyday Gatherings by Kim Kushner. Photography by Kate Sears. Copyright © 2022 by Kim Kushner. Excerpted with permission from Figure 1 Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

Kim Kushner

Born in Montreal, Canada, Kim grew up in an Orthodox home, learned to cook from her Moroccan-born mother, and spent summers with family in Israel. A graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education, Kim worked as a recipe developer for Food & Wine and Chile Pepper magazines and a private chef before becoming an instructor; her classes have been sold out for the last four consecutive years. She has appeared on the Today show and been featured in The Huffington Post and The Chicago Tribune. Kim lives in New York City with her husband and four children. Her self-published first cookbook, The Modern Menu, is now in its third printing. Her most recent book,  The New Kosher, was released last August.  Learn more about Kim at www.kimkushner.com

2 responses to “Kim’s 15-Minute Herb-Crumbed Fish”

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    Dean

    Loved it!!

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    Dean

    Great recipe!

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