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Swordfish Skewers with Lemon Dressing

Name: Swordfish Skewers with Lemon Dressing
Total time: 2 h 21 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1 kg swordfish, skin removed, cut into 3 cm cubes; 60 ml lemon juice; 30 ml olive oil; 1 onion, small, sliced; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp salt; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 2 bay leaves, crumbled; 60 ml olive oil; 60 ml lemon juice; 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 600 g cooked white rice, hot

Cubes of swordfish soaked in lemon, paprika and bay, grilled until just opaque and served with a sharp parsley and lemon oil on the side. It stays juicy because the cubes are large.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on45 min
Total2 h 21 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

1 kgswordfish, skin removed, cut into 3 cm cubes

Marinade

60 mllemon juice
30 mlolive oil
1onion, small, sliced
1 tsppaprika
1 tspsalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
2bay leaves, crumbled

Lemon dressing

60 mlolive oil
60 mllemon juice
3 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

To serve

600 gcooked white rice, hotoptional

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Fish
Swordfish
Rice
Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Bell (sweet) pepper
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Parsley
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
Paprika

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Grill

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Needs advance prep

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: high

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