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Gilt-Head Bream in Citrus Juice

Paper-thin slices of raw bream steeped for five minutes in lemon, lime and olive oil, then dressed with tomato, olives and raw red onion. A cool, briny Athenian crudo that takes half an hour.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on28 min
  • Total38 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Marinade

  • 30 mllemon juice, strained, from about 1/2 lemon
  • 30 mllime juice, strained, from about 1/2 lime
  • 90 mlextra-virgin olive oil, divided: 60 ml for the marinade, 30 ml to finish
  • 1 pinchcoarse sea salt
  • 2gilt-head bream, sea bass, fluke or striped bass fillets, very fresh, skin removed

To finish

  • 1medium ripe tomato, peeled, seeded and cut into 1 cm dice
  • 6kalamata olives, pitted and quartered
  • 1small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • 2 pinchesfreshly ground black pepper, about 2 turns of the mill

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Paleo
  • Whole30
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Fish
  • Bass
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Lime
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Black and white pepper

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat

Season

  • Spring
  • Summer

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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