Healthy Recipes Ingredient Fish & Seafood Fish Almond-&-Lemon-Crusted Fish with Spinach 4.1 (18) 18 Reviews Coating fish with nuts and baking it is an easy, foolproof way to cook it elegantly. And it is especially nice with a mild white fish like cod or halibut. The spinach turns a little yellowy because it's cooked with the acidic lemon juice, but what you lose in green color is more than made up for in great flavor. By Melissa Pasanen Melissa Pasanen See More Melissa Pasanen is a Vermont journalist focusing on food and agriculture. Her cookbook Cooking with Shelburne Farms, developed and written in collaboration with chef Rick Gencarelli, was selected as a New York Times Notable Cookbook and included in the Food & Wine list of the best cookbooks of the year. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 26, 2025 Reviewed by Dietitian Sylvia Geiger, M.S., RD Reviewed by Dietitian Sylvia Geiger, M.S., RD As EatingWell’s former dietitian and nutrition advisor, Sylvia Geiger worked closely with the culinary and editorial team to ensure that our recipes are not only delicious, but also meet the nutrition parameters we have set for ourselves. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Save Rate PRINT Share Close Cook Time: 25 mins Total Time: 25 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings Nutrition Profile: Low-Carb Dairy-Free Healthy Pregnancy Healthy Aging Healthy Immunity High-Protein Gluten-Free Low-Calorie Jump to Nutrition Facts This 25-minute fish dinner includes nuts for crunch and lemon for zing.Spinach adds fiber and essential vitamins to the meal.See the Tips section at the end for advice on buying sustainable fish. Keep Screen Awake Ingredients 1/2x 1x 2x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. This recipe was developed and tested at its original yield and has not been tested at other yields. Note that only the ingredient list is scaled, so you may need to make adjustments to ingredient amounts, cooking times and equipment sizes in the recipe steps. Scaling could also impact the nutrition analysis. Original recipe (1X) yields 4 servings Zest and juice of 1 medium lemon, divided ½ cup sliced almonds, coarsely chopped 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided Freshly ground pepper to taste 1 1/4 pounds cod (see Tip) or halibut, cut into 4 portions 4 teaspoons Dijon mustard 2 cloves garlic, slivered 1 pound baby spinach 4 Lemon wedges for garnish Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Combine lemon zest, almonds, dill, 1 tablespoon oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper in a small bowl. Place fish on the prepared baking sheet and spread each portion with 1 teaspoon mustard. Divide the almond mixture among the portions, pressing it onto the mustard. Bake the fish until opaque in the center, about 7 to 9 minutes, depending on thickness. Meanwhile, heat the remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant but not brown, about 30 seconds. Stir in spinach, lemon juice and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; season with pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the spinach is just wilted, 2 to 4 minutes. Cover to keep warm. Serve the fish with the spinach and lemon wedges, if desired. Tips Tip: Look for U.S. wild-caught Pacific halibut, U.S. Pacific cod or Atlantic cod from Iceland and the northeast Arctic. For more information, visit Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch at seafoodwatch.org. Easy cleanup: Recipes that require cooking spray often leave behind a sticky residue that can be hard to clean. To save time and keep your baking sheet looking fresh, line it with a layer of foil before you apply the cooking spray. Originally appeared: EatingWell Magazine, January/February 2011 Save Rate Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 244 Calories 12g Fat 8g Carbs 27g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 244 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 8g 3% Dietary Fiber 4g 14% Total Sugars 1g Protein 27g 54% Total Fat 12g 16% Saturated Fat 1g 7% Cholesterol 67mg 22% Vitamin A 9174IU 183% Vitamin C 18mg 20% Folate 146mcg 37% Sodium 508mg 22% Calcium 169mg 13% Iron 4mg 21% Magnesium 137mg 33% Potassium 853mg 18% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.) (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs.