Baked Catfish with Spinach & Feta Crust

Baked Catfish with Spinach & Feta Crust

Recipe serves four

Ingredients:

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 Sweet Grown Alabama garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 (8-ounce) package fresh Sweet Grown Alabama spinach, stemmed and coarsely chopped
  • 4 ounces feta, crumbled (Greek feta preferably)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs, divided
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh Sweet Grown Alabama dill, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 (7-8 ounce) Sweet Grown Alabama catfish fillets
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • Lemon wedges

Instructions: 

  1. Heat olive and garlic in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat 2 minutes until lightly toasted; add spinach. 

  2. Cook 2 to 3 minutes until spinach is wilted.

  3.   Transfer to a bowl and cool slightly. Add egg, ½ cup breadcrumbs, 2 tablespoons dill, salt and pepper. 

  4. Arrange catfish fillets on a foiled lined and greased sheet pan.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper. 

  5. Top each fillet evenly with spinach mixture.  Combine remaining ½ cup breadcrumbs, 2 tablespoons fresh dill and butter; sprinkle over fish.

  6.  Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes or until fish is cooked through.

  7. Serve with lemon wedges. 

  8. For make-ahead:  Prepare the spinach topping up to 2 days ahead of time.  Keep refrigerated until ready to use.