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Step 1
1 Thoroughly pat the fish dry with a tea towel or paper towels, then season it lightly with salt and pepper
Step 2
2 Crumble the dried thyme between your fingers into a small bowl
Step 3
3 Using a fork, whisk in 2 teaspoons oil, then rub the mixture all over the cod and scallions
Step 4
4 Heat a grill pan or medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat
Step 5
5 Once the pan is quite hot -- a sprinkle of water should sizzle -- add the scallions and cook for a total of 3 minutes, turning them over so they are charred all around
Step 6
6 Transfer to a cutting board
Step 7
7 Add the fillets to the pan and cook until the fish is opaque at the center and just barely flakes under the tines of a fork, 2 to 3 minutes, fipping once
Step 8
8 It should have some nice char or browning
Step 9
9 Transfer to a plate
Step 10
10 Chop the scallions into a small dice
Step 11
11 In a large salad bowl, add the garlic
Step 12
12 Using a Microplane grater, finely zest the lemon over the same bowl, then cut the fruit in half and squeeze one half into the bowl, about 1 tablespoon of juice
Step 13
13 Cut the rest of the lemon into wedges for serving
Step 14
14 Add the honey and chopped scallions to the bowl
Step 15
15 Crumble the dried oregano between your fingers into the same bowl, then whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to form an emulsified vinaigrette
Step 16
16 Reserve some of it to spoon over the fish
Step 17
17 Add the arugula to the bowl with the vinaigrette, tossing to coat evenly
Step 18
18 Divide the dressed arugula between plates, then arrange the fillets on or near the salad
Step 19
19 Spoon the reserved scallion vinaigrette over the fish and serve, with lemon wedges