Best Recipe for Fish Skewers with Basil Chimichurri
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chopped white onion
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon (about 2 tablespoons)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 10 ounces firm white fish, such as cod, haddock or halibut,cut into 16 pieces (about 1 inch each)
- 3 small zucchini and/or yellow squash (about 1 1/4 pounds),cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 1/4 cups fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped sweet onion
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- Juice of 1/2 a lemon (about 2 tablespoons)
- Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- Watch how to make this recipe.
- Special equipment: Special equipment: eight 10-inch wooden skewers, soaked in water for about 30 minutes
- For the marinade: In a medium glass bowl, mix together the
- onions, garlic, oil, vinegar, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the fish and squash and marinate at room temperature,
- about 15 minutes.
- For the chimichurri: Combine the basil, parsley, onions,
- garlic, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, red pepper flakes and salt and pepper
- to taste in a food processor bowl, and pulse until the ingredients are just
- combined and chunky.
- Preheat the grill on high. Oil the grates well.
- For the fish skewers: Thread the marinated fish and squash
- onto the soaked skewers, 2 pieces of fish per skewer. Place 1 cherry tomato on
- the end of each skewer. Place on the grill and cook until lightly charred on
- the outside and the fish is just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- While the fish is still warm, drizzle with a little basil
- chimichurri and serve more on the side for dipping.
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