Roasted Steelhead with Tahini Lemon Sauce
Here’s a Middle Eastern-style way to flavour BC steelhead fillets, by roasting, plating and topping them with a sesame seed rich tahini sauce. Try serving the fish with couscous, cherry tomatoes and sliced cucumbers. Couscous, including flavoured varieties, is sold in boxes in the aisle other grains, such as rice, are sold.
Recipe - Quality Foods
Roasted Steelhead with Tahini Lemon Sauce
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings2
Cook Time10 Minutes
Ingredients
3 Tbsp tahini (see Note)
2 Tbsp + 1 tsp lemon juice (divided)
2 Tbsp water
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp garlic powder, or small garlic clove, minced
pinch ground cayenne pepper
1/2 to 1 tsp honey (optional)
1 Tbsp chopped freshly parsley
salt and ground white pepper, to taste
2 (5- to 6-ounce/140- to 170-gram) steelhead fillets
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp smoked or regular paprika
lemon slices and parsley sprigs, for garnish (optional)
Directions
- Make sauce by combining, in a small bowl, the tahini, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, water, cumin, garlic, cayenne and honey, if using. Mix in the parsley and taste and season sauce with salt. Cover and set sauce aside for now.
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set on the steelhead fillets, skin-side down. Combine the oil, 1 tsp lemon juice and paprika in a second small bowl. Brush this mixture on top of the steelhead fillets. Season fish with salt and white pepper. Bake fish 10 to 12 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Set a piece of the fish on each of 2 plates, generously top with the tahini sauce, garnish with lemon slices and parsley sprigs, if using, and serve.
Note: Tahini is a sesame paste sold in jars in the aisle similar blended products, such as nut butters, are sold. Make sure it is blended well before measuring it for this recipe.
15 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
2
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 2 servings
Nuts to You - Organic Fair Trade Sesame Tahini Smooth, 250 Gram
$7.69$3.08/100g
ReaLemon - Lemon Juice Squeezers, 125 Millilitre
$1.99$1.59/100ml
Aquafina - Water, 591 Millilitre
$2.79$0.47/100ml
Western Family - Cumin - Ground, 97 Gram
$3.99 was $5.69$4.11/100g
Not Available
Mccormick - Ground Cayenne Pepper, 33 Gram
Flyer Sale
$5.00 was $6.99$15.15/100g
Elias - Liquid Honey, 500 Gram
$10.99 was $12.79$2.20/100g
Parsley - Italian, Fresh, 1 Each
$2.49
Not Available
Salmon - O/W Steelhead Fillets Fresh, 454 Gram
$20.38 avg/ea$4.49/100g
Western Family - Pure Olive Oil, 250 Millilitre
$8.99$3.60/100ml
Mccormick - Smoked Paprika, 40 Gram
Flyer Sale
$5.00 was $5.99$12.50/100g
Lemons - Large, 1 Each
$0.99
Directions
- Make sauce by combining, in a small bowl, the tahini, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, water, cumin, garlic, cayenne and honey, if using. Mix in the parsley and taste and season sauce with salt. Cover and set sauce aside for now.
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set on the steelhead fillets, skin-side down. Combine the oil, 1 tsp lemon juice and paprika in a second small bowl. Brush this mixture on top of the steelhead fillets. Season fish with salt and white pepper. Bake fish 10 to 12 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Set a piece of the fish on each of 2 plates, generously top with the tahini sauce, garnish with lemon slices and parsley sprigs, if using, and serve.
Note: Tahini is a sesame paste sold in jars in the aisle similar blended products, such as nut butters, are sold. Make sure it is blended well before measuring it for this recipe.