Grilled sea bream with lemon & basil pesto
Ingredients
for 6 person
1 dl | olive oil |
½ bunch | basil, leaves torn off |
5 tbsp | pine nuts |
¼ tsp | salt |
a little | pepper |
3 tbsp | grated Parmesan |
½ | organic lemon use grated zest and juice |
6 | gilthead seabream (approx. 330 g each) |
1 ½ tsp | salt |
a little | pepper |
4 tbsp | olive oil |
How it's done
Pesto
Puree the oil, basil, pine nuts and spices. Mix in the parmesan, lemon zest and juice. Cover the pesto and set aside.
Sea bream
Rinse the seabream (inside and out) in cold water, pat dry. Make diamond-shaped incisions (approx. 5 mm deep) on both sides of the fish without damaging the bones. Season the fish inside and out, brush with oil.
Charcoal/gas/electric grill
Grill the fish over/on a medium heat (approx. 200 °C for approx. 8 mins. on each side. Serve the sea bream together with the pesto.
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