Pistachio Crusted Cod with an Escarole Salad + Orange Lime Vinaigrette

Few things bring me as much joy as when I create a delicious healthy dinner recipe. It just feels great to eat great, especially when the food tastes great. This pistachio crusted cod is one of those recipes. I know it’s the dead of winter here on the east coast, but citruses are actually very much in season. That’s why I decided to pair this flaky delicate fish with a bright and bitter escarole salad with an orange lime vinaigrette.

This dish is:

• light
• bright
• refreshing
• rejuvenating
• zesty
• tangy
• well-rounded: a little sweet, yet savory and salty
• healthy AF

I want to note that you can crust any fish with the method used in this video and recipe (it doesn’t have to be cod.) You can also put this dressing on any greens, but I prefer it on bitter, bolder greens such as escarole, radicchio, endive or arugula. I used minneola oranges in this dressing because I found them at the super market and was very intrigued by this tangerine/grapefruit hybrid, but you can also use any kind of orange! As always, that’s the beauty of cooking in your house. There are no rules except: don’t burn the house down, don’t injure yourself, and don’t cause food poisoning by undercooking or under-washing food. Other than that, you are golden.