Roasted Cod with a Cilantro Crust (Samak mashew bil cozbara w al limon)

Name: Roasted Cod with a Cilantro Crust (Samak mashew bil cozbara w al limon)
Ingredients: 1 ⁄ 2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. (5¼ oz.) tahini; 2 medium garlic cloves, coarsely chopped (2 tsp.); 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. kosher salt; 2 tsp. ground cardamom; 2 tsp. ground cumin; 2 tsp. ground turmeric; 1 tsp. paprika; 1 ⁄ 4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 4 medium garlic cloves, coarsely chopped (1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp.); 2 oz. finely chopped cilantro (2½ cups); 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. chile flakes; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; Four 6-oz. cod fillets (or another sustainably sourced white fish); 4 large fresh bay leaves (optional); 2 medium lemons, 1 cut crosswise into 8 slices, 1 quartered lengthwise into wedges; 1 ⁄ 4 cup tahini sauce (optional)

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Roast thick cod fillets under a blanket of fresh herbs and Middle Eastern spices, then drizzle with tangy lemon-tahini sauce, per this genius recipe from Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley’s new cookbook,...

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Ingredients

1⁄2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. (5¼ oz.) tahini
2 medium garlic cloves, coarsely chopped (2 tsp.)
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1⁄2 tsp. kosher salt
2 tsp. ground cardamom
2 tsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. ground turmeric
1 tsp. paprika
1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
4 medium garlic cloves, coarsely chopped (1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp.)
2 oz. finely chopped cilantro (2½ cups)
1⁄2 tsp. chile flakes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Four 6-oz. cod fillets (or another sustainably sourced white fish)
4 large fresh bay leaves (optional)
2 medium lemons, 1 cut crosswise into 8 slices, 1 quartered lengthwise into wedges
1⁄4 cup tahini sauce (optional)