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Baked Lemon Fish

Name: Baked Lemon Fish
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper; 1 medium Lemon; 3 slice Cucumber; 1 pinch Salt; 2 tbsp Fish Seasoning; 2 Sweet peppers; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 small Tilapia

Baked Lemon Fish reads citrus 6.9, sourness 6.6 and fruity 5.6 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Greek main, about 1 hr 40 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 4.9 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 6.7 / 10
Sour & Bright — 8.9 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 1.1 / 10
Rich & Fat — 4.5 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 3.5 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Citrus 6.9 · Sourness 6.6 · Fruity 5.6 · Salinity 4.3 · Richness 4.2 · Sweetness 3.6 · Umami 3.2 · Herbaceous 3.0 · Marine & Briny 2.4 · Warm Spice 1.8 · Heat 1.7 · Floral 1.4 · Allium 1.1 · Nutty 1.1 · Bitterness 1.0 · Earthy 0.6

What's in it (8)

1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
1 medium Lemon
3 slice Cucumber
1 pinch Salt
2 tbsp Fish Seasoning
2 Sweet peppers
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 small Tilapia

Time & effort: about 1 hr 40 min (10 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 34.4 kcal, 4.5 g protein, 0.5 g fat, 3.9 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains seafood — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (7 steps)

Place the Fish on a piece of foil paper and squeeze the lemmon on both sides.
Mix the ingredients in a bowl
Brush both sides of the fish with mixed ingredients and place the slices of cucumber on it.
Wrap the fish with the foil and marinate for an hour
Preheat the oven to 175C.
Place in the oven for 12 minutes and flip to the other side for 12 minutes.
Allow to cool and serve with sweet peppers to taste.

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.