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Lebanese Baked Fish with Tahini Sauce and Toasted Pine Nuts
A traditional Lebanese seafood recipe, white fish is baked in a creamy tahini sauce with lemon, garlic and toasted pine nuts. This 20 minute dinner recipe is quick, easy and great with fresh or frozen fish.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings:
1
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 4 filets white fish (such as cod, haddock, tilapia, etc.)
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- ¼ cup pine nuts to serve, toasted
- ¼ cup parsley to garnish, minced
Tahini Garlic Sauce
- ¼ cup tahini
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- pinch cayenne pepper optional
- water to thin, warm
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and spray a baking dish with non-stick spray. Place fish in a single layer in baking dish and pat dry with paper towel before sprinkling both sides with salt and pepper.
- In a small bowl, whisk together tahini garlic sauce adding one tablespoon at a time of warm water until you've reached a nice, thin consistency ideal for drizzling. Drizzle sauce on top of the fish then bake in the oven until flakey with a fork, about 18-20 minutes.
- While fish is baking, toast pine nuts in a dry pan on the stove or in the oven for 5-6 minutes. Garnish fish with toasted pine nuts and parsley to serve.
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Notes
- This recipe is great with any firm, mild white such and can be used with fresh or frozen fish.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1filet
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1filet |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.