Middle Eastern Tahini and Lemon Baked Fish recipe
| Serves | 4 |
| Prep time | 30 minutes |
| Cook time | 18 minutes |
| Total time | 48 minutes |
| Meal type | Lunch, Main Dish |
| Misc | Gourmet, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot |
| Description | A classic recipe from the Middle East, which, I have lightened up for a low fat and low calorie meal. The nutty flavoured sesame seed sauce (tahini paste) is mixed with fat free yoghurt, lemon juice, lemon zest and parsley for a flavoursome creamy sauce that adds moisture to grilled fish fillets. All that is needed is a fresh tomato salad with olives, or maybe some couscous or bread. |
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Please note: only the ingredient list has been updated, you will need to allow for different cooking times, temperatures and quantities in each step.
Ingredients
- 4 fish fillets (weighing about 125g each - such as hake, coley, cod, haddock or halibut)
- salt and pepper
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons tahini paste
- 1 juice lemon
- 1 zest lemon
- 3 tablespoons 0% fat greek style yoghurt (or low-fat yoghurt)
- 2 cloves garlic (peeled and crushed)
- 4 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)
- medium lemon (to garnish)
- fresh parsley (to garnish)
Directions
Step 1
Sprinkle the fillets of fish with salt, on both sides and set to one side for half an hour.
Step 2
Heat the oven to 230C/450F/Gas Mark 8. Heat up the grill and then brush the fish fillets with the olive oil and grill for 7 to 8 minutes on both sides until they are nearly cooked through.
Step 3
Whilst the fish is under the grill. whisk together the tahini paste, lemon juice, lemon zest, yoghurt and garlic with 3 tablespoons of water until you have a smooth sauce. Then add the parsley and mix well.
Step 4
Place the grilled fish fillets in an oven-proof dish and pour the tahini and lemon sauce over the fish fillets; place the fish in the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the sauce starts to bubble and goes golden brown.
Step 5
Serve straight away with lemon slices and sprigs of parsley as a garnish, and a tomato and olive salad, with fresh bread or couscous.
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Absolutely delicious and very easy to make. I'm not too keen on cooking fish as it always ends up tasting too fishy and overdone but this recipe was a real delight. The fish was so tender and the taste was heavenly. A keeper! I made my own tahini as we live in Thailand and it's not stocked at our local grocery store.
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