Fresh Lemon Cod with Olives, Capers and Buttery Yukon Gold Potatoes
- Kinsey Bell
- Apr 1
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 28

Fresh Lemon Cod with olives, capers and buttery Yukon Gold potatoes
Ingredients (makes one fish packet):
1/4 - 1/3 lb fresh wild-caught local cod
2-3 organic Yukon Gold potatoes, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon capers
2 thin wedges of lemon
5-6 pitted green olives such as Castelvetrano
1/4 cup chopped organic parsley
1 tablespoon salted butter from pasture-raised / grass-fed cows
Unrefined sea salt
Tools Needed:
Baking sheet pan
Parchment paper for making packet
Instructions:
Heat the Oven: Set the oven to 400 F
Make Packet: Take 1 sheet of parchment paper and place flat on a surface
Build packet: Place thinly sliced potatoes (by hand or with a mandolin) on the right side of the sheet of parchment paper, with a few inches to spare from the edge. Add a pinch of salt to potatoes. Top the potatoes with 1 serving of cod. Add capers, olives, butter, parsley and lemon slices and another pinch of salt on top or close to fish.
Close Packet: Fold the left side of the parchment paper over the right where the fish and toppings are. Tightly roll two edges together to form a packet. The final shape will be a half circle.
Bake: Place packet on baking sheet and bake for 17 minutes at 400.
Assemble: Place packet on plate and cut center. You can eat directly out of the packet or place on a plate.