This is the kind of dish that reminds you how little a good fish actually needs. Clean flavors, gentle grilling, and a lemon sauce that stays light and fresh instead of heavy.
Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
15 minutes
Cook time
15 minutes
Total time
30 minutes
Servings
2
Ingredients
Instructions
- Start by patting the fish dry.
- Make a few shallow cuts on each side and season generously with salt and pepper.
- Grate a little lemon zest and mix it with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Rub the fish all over, making sure some oil gets into the cuts.
- Heat the grill or grill pan until hot.
- Place the sea bream on the grill and cook until the skin is crisp and releases easily.
- Turn once and finish cooking until the flesh flakes but stays juicy.
- While the fish grills, prepare the sauce.
- Finely chop the garlic and parsley.
- Warm the remaining olive oil gently in a small pan.
- Add the garlic and let it soften briefly without browning.
- Squeeze in the lemon juice and add a pinch of zest.
- Remove from heat and stir in the parsley.
- Transfer the grilled fish to plates.
- Spoon the warm lemon sauce over the top just before serving.
Serving ideas:
Serve with grilled vegetables, boiled potatoes, or a simple green salad.
This dish also works beautifully with just bread on the side to catch the lemony juices.
Also worth trying: Salmon with Fresh Strawberry Salsa, Salmon Fajitas for Busy Evenings, Citrus-Roasted Sea Bass with Arugula Salad
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