Baked Walleye Recipe
This oven baked walleye recipe is ready in only 20 minutes. Walleye baked with Mediterranean flavors like garlic, oregano, thyme and tomatoes is always a big hit!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 pound walleye fillets, boneless and skinless
- 1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt, divided
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 4 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 pound cherry tomatoes
- ½ cup pitted black olives, cut in half
- 3 Tablespoons red onion, minced
- 10 whole garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 2 Tablespoons fresh oregano leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried)
- 3 sprigs of fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried)
- juice of ½ lemon
Instructions
- Gather all of your ingredients and preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Pat the walleye fillets dry with paper towels, then season with 1 teaspoon of the salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper on both sides. Brush a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with 1 Tablespoon of the olive oil and put the fish in it. Drizzle another 1 Tablespoon of olive oil over the walleye fillets.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cherry tomatoes, olives, red onion, garlic, oregano, thyme, and remaining ¼ teaspoon kosher salt. Add remaining 2 Tablespoons of olive oil and toss to combine.
- Pour the tomato mixture over the fish and bake in the oven at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, squeeze the lemon juice on top, and serve immediately.
