Mackerel with vegetables in the oven

Mackerel with vegetables in the oven is a triple benefit: baking in the oven is one of the healthiest ways of cooking, fatty mackerel is responsible for the delivery of essential omega-3 acids to our body, and vegetables - for a complex of various vitamins and the aesthetic component of the dish. And all together - it's very tasty!

Ingredients

• 500 g potatoes
• 300 g colorful cherry tomatoes
• 2 multi-colored sweet peppers
• 2 small zucchini
• 1 onion
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 8 sprigs of thyme
• 6 tbsp. l. olive oil
• 1 tsp dried chili flakes
• salt
• For fish:
• 4 mackerels, 350 g each
• 1 tsp fennel seed
• 1 tsp coriander seed
• 1 lemon
• 1-2 tbsp. l. olive oil
• salt, freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 220 ° C.
2. Peel the peppers from seeds and partitions, cut into long strips about 2 cm wide.Cut the zucchini into 1 cm thick circles.
3. Peel the onion and garlic, cut the onion into feathers, cut the garlic cloves in half.
4. Wash the potatoes thoroughly with a brush, dry and cut into 4-6 pieces.
5. Separate the thyme leaves from the stems and chop finely. Combine thyme with salt, chili flakes and olive oil.
6. Place vegetables on a baking sheet and drizzle with thyme oil and stir. Place the vegetables in the oven and cook for 10 minutes.
7. Gut the mackerel, remove the gills, rinse the fish in cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
8. Grind the fennel and coriander seeds in a mortar and mix with salt and pepper. Rub the inside and outside of the fish with the seasoning mixture. Scald the lemon with boiling water and cut into thin slices. Place a few lemon slices in the belly of the fish.
9. Place the mackerel over the vegetables and drizzle with olive oil. Cook the fish in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
10. When the fish is done, gently transfer to a plate.
11. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and mix with the vegetables on a baking sheet. Transfer vegetables to fish, sprinkle with basil leaves and serve.