Best Grilled Lemon Fish Recipes

GRILLED LEMON-DILL FISH

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium heat. Mix mayo, lemon zest, lemon juice and dill.
• Place fish on greased grill grate. Brush with half of the mayo mixture.
• Grill 5 min.; turn fish. Brush with the remaining mayo mixture. Grill an additional 5 to 8 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.

LEMON GRILLED FISH IN BANANA LEAVES

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium.
• In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice with ½ cup olive; add thyme, salt and pepper.
• Brush both sides of fillets generously with lemon mixture and place each in a banana leaf.
• Place 4 lemon slices and a sprig of thyme on each fillet.
• With the short side of the leaf facing you, fold bottom edge over fish; fold sides over fish, then fold package away from you to envelop the fish.
• Secure each packet with 3 wet toothpicks or tie like a girtbox with a wet piece of string.
• Cook the fish packets on grill, about 6 minutes per side ( the leaves will brown, which is OK).
• While the fish grills, sauté garlic in 1 Tbs olive oil over medium-high heat about 1 minute.
• Add the onions through tomatoes and sauté about 5 minutes until vegetables are tender; season with salt and pepper.
• To serve, put a fish packet in the center of each plate, open the leaf and spoon vegetables around fillet.

GRILLED WHOLE FISH WITH LEMON EMULSION

Steps:

• Preheat a grill pan or grill to medium heat.
• Working with one fish at a time, use a sharp boning knife, to make a slight incision at the top of the dorsal fin just below the head. Continue making a slight incision, pushing the knife against the bone all the way down the spine and stopping just above the tail. The head and tail should remain intact. Turn fish over and repeat process on opposite side.
• Lay each fish parallel and make an incision from the top base of the head, scoring right down behind the gill. Repeat process on tail end. Turn fish and repeat on opposite side.
• Brush fish with olive oil and season with salt and pepper outside and inside the cavity. Lay fish inside a grilling basket and close. Place in basket or place fish, skin-side down, on grill and cook, moving occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes. Turn and continue cooking until skin is charred and crispy and flesh is opaque, 10 to 12 minutes more.
• Serve whole, garnished with chives and oregano and served with emulsion, or serve filleted by removing head and tail and reserve to use with fish. Using a thin knife, remove the rear of the dorsal fin, starting from where the base of the head was all the way to the tail, and place the knife at the base where the head was, lifting up the center bone. Once fish is opened, remove center bone using the knife or a small fork, remove bones from where the ribs would be, one at a time. Check to make sure all bones are removed.
• Arrange fish opened and butterflied on serving plate, drizzled with emulsion and garnished with chives and oregano. Place head and tail at either end of the fish to give the appearance of a whole fish.

GRILLED WHOLE FISH WITH LEMON AND THYME

Steps:

• Preheat grill for direct-heat cooking, or build a fire and burn down wood until only red coals and gray ash remain.
• Rub a thin film of oil over cavities and skins of fish. Generously season all over (including cavities) with salt and pepper. Divide half of lemon rounds and thyme sprigs evenly between cavities. Secure cavities with skewers.
• Place fish in a grill basket; scatter remaining lemon rounds, halved lemons, and thyme around them. Place basket on grill grate and cook, turning once, until fish are charred in places and just cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes, depending on size. Fillet fish and cut into portions. Serve with grilled lemon halves and dressing.

GRILLED FISH WITH A LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Brush your fish basket with oil, or if using a disposable 13X9X2 inch aluminum pan, brush it with 1/2 tsp olive oil. Place the fillets in the basket or pan -- do not overlap the fillets. Brush the fillets with 1 tbsp olive oil. Sprinkle fillets with dillweed, lemon-pepper seasoning, and salt.
• Place the pan on a grill rack; grill, covered, over medium-hot coals about 25 minutes (depends on the thickness of your fish fillets). Cook until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Transfer fillets to a serving platter and keep warm.
• While the fish is on the grill, prepare your sauce. Saute the onion in 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until tender. Remove from heat. Stir in the mayonnaise and next 5 ingredients. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, just until heated. This process takes about 7 to 10 minutes, so start it according to the thickness of your fish.
• Arrange lemon and lime slices around the fillets. Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired. Spoon the sauce over the fillets and serve.

GRILLED WHOLE FISH, GREEN TOMATO AND HERB VINAIGRETTE AND CHARRED LEMON

Steps:

• For the green tomato and herb vinaigrette: In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, green tomatoes, mint, parsley, tarragon, yuzu juice, rice vinegar, shallots and garlic. Mix well. Set aside.
• For the charred lemons: Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Set the lemon halves cut-side down on the grill. Cook, undisturbed, until charred, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• For the grilled fish: Rub the fish with the lemon zest and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place on the grill and cook, flipping halfway through, until the skin is crispy and charred and the flesh is flaky and opaque, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer the fish to dinner plates. Serve each with a charred lemon half and a small bowl of vinaigrette on the side.

GRILLED FISH WITH LEMON PARSLEY BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
• Coat cold grill rack with cooking spray; place over heat.
• Combine butter, parsley, lemon zest, salt and rosemary in small bowl; set aside.
• Coat fish with cooking spray; place on grid.
• Grill, uncovered, 3 minutes.
• Turn; grill 2 to 3 minutes longer or until opaque in center.
• To serve, squeeze juice from 1 lemon half evenly over each fillet.
• Top with equal amounts of parsley mixture.

GRILLED FISH WITH CUMIN-LEMON RUB

Steps:

• Prepare grill.
• Soak eight or 12 8-inch wooden skewers in water for 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl or cup, mix cumin with onion purée and a little lemon juice to make a paste.
• Add more juice as needed.
• Stir in oil.
• Rinse fish and pat dry with paper towels.
• If using whole fish, cut a few deep slashes in the sides to allow the seasonings in and to speed cooking.
• Rub a little of the seasoning mixture on the whole fish, inside and out, or on both fillet sides.
• Thread fish on skewers (use an in-and-out"basting stitch") and grill over hot coals for about five minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• The fish should still be moist.
• Serve hot with lemon wedges.

GRILLED FISH W/LEMON/OREGANO DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. Place swordfish in a shallow baking dish. Combine olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon peel and oregano. Rub into swordfish. Marinate 10 to 20 minutes. 2. For the dressing combine lemon juice, salt, pepper, olive oil and oregano. Reserve. 3. Grill swordfish 2 to 3 minutes per side depending on thickness. Place on a platter, spoon olives and tomatoes on and around and drizzle with dressing. Garnish with parsley and lemon.

GRILLED LEMON DILL FISH

Steps:

• PREHEAT grill to medium heat. Mix mayo, lemon peel, lemon juice and dill.
• PLACE fish on greased grill grate. Brush with half of the mayo mixture.
• GRILL 5 min.; turn fish. Brush with the remaining mayo mixture. Grill an additional 5 to 8 minute or until fish flakes easily with fork.

GRILLED LEMON-FISH WITH ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Squeeze juice from 1 lemon; mix with dressing. Pour half over fish in shallow dish; turn to coat both sides of each fillet. Refrigerate 15 min. to marinate. Refrigerate remaining dressing mixture for later use.
• Meanwhile, heat grill to medium heat. Cut each of the remaining lemons into 4 slices. Remove fish from marinade; discard marinade. Place 8 lemon slices on grill grate; top with fish. Brush with some of the remaining dressing mixture. Grill 5 min.; turn.
• Add remaining lemon slices and asparagus to grill. Cook 5 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork and asparagus is crisp-tender, brushing occasionally with remaining dressing mixture. Remove fish, lemon slices and asparagus from grill. Discard lemon slices under fish. Serve remaining lemon slices with fish and asparagus.

FISH MOUSSE GRILLED ON LEMON GRASS (SATE LILIT)

Steps:

• Prepare spice paste. In a food processor finely grind shallots, garlic, chilies, ginger, turmeric, macadamia nuts, coriander, pepper, shrimp or anchovy paste (if using fish sauce, add it in Step 2) and salt. Heat oil in a wok. Stir-fry mixture over medium heat until dark and fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, and let cool.
• Prepare fish mousse. Puree fish and shrimp in food processor. Add spice paste, and puree. Work in coconut milk, lime juice, kaffir lime leaves and sugar. Taste mixture for seasoning, adding salt or lime juice to taste. It should be highly seasoned. Chill mixture for 2 hours.
• Lightly wet your hands. Take about 3 tablespoons mousse mixture in one hand, and mold it onto bulbous part of lemon grass stalk about 3 inches long). Repeat with remaining stalks. Place finished sates on a plate lined with plastic wrap. Cover with more plastic wrap.
• Preheat grill to high. Brush and oil grate. Grill sates until mousse is nicely browned and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes a side. If fish mixture sticks to grate, use a metal spatula to turn sates. Serve at once.

GRILLED LEMON FISH

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and heat until well blended.
• Pour marinade over fish and while grilling continually baste the fish.

GRILLED LEMON FISH WITH ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Mix salad dressing and lemon juice, pour half of the mixture into a large resealable bag. Add fish; seal bag, turn several times to coat. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Refrigerate other halp of dressing for later.
• Remove fish from marinade, discard.
• Heat barbecue to medium heat. Cut each lemon into 4 slices, place 8 slices on barbecue grate in sets of 2. Place fish fillets over lemon slices, brush with some of the reserved dressing mixture. Cover lid.
• Grill fish 5 minutes; turn over, add remaining lemon slices and the asparagus to barbecue. Grill 5 minutes, brushing asparagus with dressing mixture, until tender-crisp.
• Remove fish, lemon slices and asparagus from girll, discard lemon slices under the fish. Serve remaining lemon slices with the gish and asparagus.