Psari Plaki
Fish baked with tomato, onion, and herbs in olive oil.
Ingredients
- 700 g White fish fillet
- 3 Tomato
- 1 Onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 5 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- 4 tbsp Parsley (optional)
- 1 Lemon (optional)
Method
- Heat the oven to 190°C (375°F).
- While the oven heats, slice the tomato, onion, and garlic.
- Soften the onion and garlic in oil, then add the tomato to a quick sauce.
- While the sauce cooks: juice the lemon and roughly chop the parsley.
- Lay the fish in a baking dish; spoon the sauce over and top with the lemon juice and parsley.
- Bake until the fish flakes, about 22 minutes.
- Serve warm with bread.
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About Psari Plaki
Psari plaki is a classic of the Greek table, the everyday way of baking fish that turns up in home kitchens and tavernas across the mainland and islands. The name refers to the plaki style — fish laid in a dish and baked with a tomato-and-onion sauce, olive oil, and herbs — a technique that predates fillet culture and suits the whole, modest fish a coastal cook would have on hand. It's firmly in the Mediterranean idiom of vegetables and good oil doing most of the work, which is why it reads as light, clean, and generous all at once.
The finished dish is soft and juicy: sweet softened onion and garlic, a quick fresh tomato sauce spooned over the fish, and the bright lift of lemon and parsley added at the end. Baking the fillet under its blanket of sauce keeps it from drying out, so it flakes cleanly and stays moist — the sauce is really there to protect and flavor the fish as much as to accompany it. Traditionally it comes to the table warm with plenty of bread to mop the oily, tomatoey juices, and it makes an easy, healthy centerpiece for a weeknight or a relaxed lunch alongside a simple salad or greens.
Psari Plaki: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Psari Plaki?
A serving has about 355 calories — 31g protein, 8.1g carbs, 21.9g fat, 1.9g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 31g of protein, roughly 35% of its calories.
Is Psari Plaki gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Psari Plaki has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
How long does Psari Plaki take to make?
About 45 minutes start to finish, but only around 22 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Psari Plaki?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out parsley, lemon — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Psari Plaki make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.