Maple mustard poppy seed baked cod – Super simple maple mustard poppy seed sauce that is the perfect pair with baked cod! A Quick, Healthy, A light and Paleo friendly meal that’s equally delicious!
Oh my, this week. It’s been long! I’ve been waiting all week for weekend so I can actually have TIME with my husband. Ya’ll, he’s been away for 6 weeks. We need some date nights and a lot of catch up time. But guess what? Poor guy, all that work and travel caught up to him. He’s sick. So instead of going out, I plan on staying in and getting this man fed with good homecookin! I mean, the healthy “gonna kick this sickness to the curb” kind of meal. But in all honesty, this sweet and tangy baked cod is really just a super tasty nourishing meal in itself. A honey of a recipe. Except let’s swap out honey and use maple. Mmmm K? Maple mustard poppyseed baked Cod. Um, the sauce itself is TO DIE FOR. But pair that will light and flakey baked Cod (via sizzlefish) and you’re even more golden. Haha, see what i did there?
But before I dive into this golden goodness, I have a story to tell about this dish. . Besides the fact that it has a cute name. Yes, we know that. Maple Mustard Poppyseed –> cutest baked COD name ever!
You see, this dish (or more specifically, this poppyseed sauce) would have never been allowed in this house had it been made over the past 7 years. I’ll give you $50 bucks now if you can tell me why. Anyone, Bueller? Bueller?
No guesses?
POPPYSEED! That, my friends, is death talk for any professional athlete or elite athlete. Poppyseed with RUIN drug tests. I know, so crazy, right? But it’s true and a few of my husband’s pro athletes friends have “accidentally” eaten poppy seed in a muffin or dressing and their test results have come back positive.
That being said, we avoided poppyseed like the plague. Until NOW! Hoooooray! The positive thing that comes from my husband’s pro athlete retirement. Haha, like eating poppy seed baked goods and making this amazing maple mustard poppyseed sauce. It’s the little things right?
Truth be told, I really do love poppy seed dishes and missed it so much! Plus it’s like a tiny little “pop” seed of power minerals! Iodine, zinc, copper, manganese, and magnesium to name a few. Hmmm… come to think of it, that’s probably half the reason why I made this sauce combined with baked cod. Extra nourishment! Yes, the zinc and iron and calcium in poppy seeds will surely have the Kiwi back to health in no time! Zinc being a KEY factor in immunity and building new cells for the body. The nerdy nutrition side of me loves shines through!
The other half of my reason was just selfish desire because I really love love this maple mustard sauce on fish and chicken. Totally works, right?
Maple Mustard Poppy Seed Baked Cod {Paleo}
- Total Time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 2-3 1x
Description
Maple mustard poppy seed baked cod – Super simple maple mustard poppy seed sauce that is the perfect pair with baked cod! A Quick, Healthy, Paleo friendly meal. Not to mention delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 pieces of 4 oz alaskan cod
- 3 tbsp dijon mustard or stone ground mustard
- ½ tsp minced garlic powder (not salt)
- ¼ tsp mustard powder
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp maple syrup (honey works too if you are out of maple syrup)
- 1 tsp poppy seed
- 1/ 4 teaspoon each sea salt/black pepper
- ¼ c Chopped onion (white or green)
- Lemon juice (1 teaspoon or half a lemon juiced)
Instructions
- Clean 3 pieces of 4-6oz cod/other white fish .
- Mix the mustard, garlic, mustard powder, olive oil, maple syrup, poppyseed, and salt/pepper together in small bowl. Set aside.
- Spread 2 tablespoon of the poppyseed mustard sauce on top of each fillet. Sprinkle ¼ cup of the chopped onion over the fish (evenly)
- Place fish on a baking dish or in a pan. Roast at 400F for 10-12 minutes. 15 minutes if using salmon.
- Remove and squeeze lemon juice on top (just a little onto each fillet).
- Or you can cut a thin slice of lemon to place on top of fish before serving.
- Add more pepper/sea salt to taste if desired.
Notes
Optional – if you want it more TANGY than sweet, add in ½ teaspoon white distilled vinegar (or rice vinegar)
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: dinner
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: fish, cod, baking, paleo, dairy free,
What’s your favorite sauce for any fish or baked cod? Poppy seed lovers, tell me your recipes!!! Please?
Cheers!
Ok… So I to substitute cod for salmon and chia seeds for poppyseeds because that’s what I had available. This was exactly what I was hoping for when I went searching for a maple mustard fish recipe. It was delicious!! Quick, savory and sweet. Complemented the fish perfectly! Can’t wait to try it with the salmon. Thank you for sharing. 🌺
★★★★★
Have you tried our air fryer salmon with mustard sauce? It’s a fav! Thanks for feedback and tips Marie!
Thank you! i made this last night and It was SO good. I made it with a side of roasted romanesco broccoli and oven baked fries. all of which I dunked in that delicious sauce! I will absolutely be making this again 🙂
Well that sounds divine! What a great combo.
Delicious!
★★★★★
Thanks, Cheryl!
Excellent, kids even liked this recipe!
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I’m so glad! Thanks for reporting back victoria.
Can I use this on chicken
sure! you just might need more marinade to really make each piece of chicken flavorful. Does that make sense?
Yum! I love salmon, and this recipe looks delicious.
Thanks Missy! Let me know if you try it!
That looks like you caught sunshine and put it on a plate! Fabulous. And, I know . . .the poppyseeds, crazy!
LOL does mean we’ll seeing more poppy recipes in the meantime??
I usually just do cod with butter and lemon juice, but THIS?? This is epic!
yes! more POP!!! haha. get it?
I made this last night–amazing! Thank you!
★★★★★
awesome! so glad
Brother. You owe me $50. Or you can just come be my person chef. Your call. 😉
Tell Kiwi we hope he’s feeling better!
okay deal. I’ll come now! 😉
I LOVE MUSTARD!! I am in love with TJs hot/sweet mustard long before others knew about it & it was a seasonal thing. Now it is in there permanent – for now. Never know with TJs! 🙂
it is?!! OMG!! I must get to Tj’s stat then. Thanks for sharing!
This looks AMAAAAZING, girl! Definitely adding this to my to-make list!
YEA! thanks Kristy! Let me know if you try it!
Oh my goodness this looks great! I just baked some salmon with dijon and herbs on it last night and loved the result, I’m sure this will be awesome. Plus I love the poppyseed addition! I only wind up using them in baked goods and salad dressings!
Let me know if yo do Leslie! and YUM!< i gotta try your version with Salmon next!
Yessss. Mustard, maple, and poppyseed are all amazing. I love this. Also, 6 weeks?! That’s cray.
yes, 6 weeks. It was LOOOONG. But we’ve done it before. I become a workaholic when he is gone. LOL!
That is a delicious fresh combo Lindsay! Yum!
Thank you friend! I knew you’d approve. xxoo mustard queen you!
I literally JUST bought poppyseed – must be that time of year! I also haven’t had cod in so long, or fish really and that needs to change! So beautiful Lindsay!
it’s one of the easiest fish to make because it’s so light! I just love it! I know you will too, twin!
Wow, 6 weeks is a LONG time for him to be gone! Enjoy the quiet time at home this weekend!
And yay for adding poppy seeds back into the diet! Who knew?! Love this new way to enjoy fish!!
haha i know right. That little opimium in the poppyseed was no good for drug tests. LOL!
Yum – this looks so good. I’ve honestly never had poppy seeds outside of muffins! Hope you have a good weekend with The Hubs and that he feels better soon!!!
not even dressing? you so would love jen!
I put maple and mustard together all the time, never would have thought to add poppyseed!
I bet it will give your next dish a little “pop” of texture. haha, see what i did there?
That sauce sounds to die for! I’m craving fish big time too with all this warm weather…sob, sob!
I know! I’m scared for summer! ACK! let’s escape to the mountains