Last updated on May 18th, 2018 at 02:47 pm
With this Baked Lemon Garlic Halibut, clean eating never got any easier. In 25 minutes you’ve got yourself a delicious piece of halibut fish baked to perfection in a lemon and garlic marinade.
You might be wondering what’s with all the fish recipes lately, but I’ve been making a lot of Costco trips and every single time I pass by the seafood section I cannot help myself. I always end up picking a nice piece of fish. This time I decided on halibut, mostly because I feel like I haven’t had any white fish in a very long time.
MY LATEST VIDEOSI find it easiest to bake my fish, though sometimes grilling it on a cedar plank is really nice as well.
This recipe is really simple, lots of lemon and garlic and I spiced it up a bit with some red pepper flakes and some smoked paprika, which gives it this beautiful color.
I let the fish marinate for about an hour, but anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours should be more than enough. You can then bake it for about 20 minutes until it’s nice and flaky, then all you have to do is garnish it with some parsley, some lemon wedges and I decided on some freshly chopped tomatoes.
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With this Baked Lemon Garlic Halibut, clean eating never got any easier. In 25 minutes you've got yourself a delicious piece of halibut fish baked to perfection in a lemon and garlic marinade.
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1 lb halibut fillet
- 1 tomato diced
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- In a 9x13 inch casserole dish whisk together the first 8 ingredients.
- Place the halibut fillet in the casserole dish, then flip it over to get some of the marinade on both sides. You can also cut the halibut fillet into smaller individual pieces, if preferred. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate for about 30 minutes to 2 hours in the fridge.
- Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees.
- Remove the plastic wrap from the casserole dish and place the dish in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
- Serve immediately, garnished with some parsley and/or chopped tomatoes, if desired.
Baking time should be adjusted based on the thickness of the halibut.
You can use any type of white fish that you prefer, like tilapia for example.
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
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Made this tonight and it was Delicious! I marinated the halibut and scallops all in the same dish. All came out great. We served it over orzo with broccoli! Talk about restaurant quality!
Thanks for your post. Made me look like quite the chef!!
Glad you liked it, Sherry!
My plans changed, can I leave this marinating 24 hours?
You might be cutting it close, if you over marinate fish it might get mushy and start to fall apart.
yes, realized the acidity of the lemon would effect it. We cooked it up. It was good, perfect cooking time. Just a bit too spicy for us. Next time will reduce pepper flakes.
Two questions:
* What would you sub dill for, if you hated dill? Thinking parsley
* What would you do for cooking time with a bunch of smaller halibut fillets?
Thanks 🙂
If you hate dill, I’d just skip it, you are garnishing with parsley at the end so that should be enough. If you’re using smaller fillets, I think 10 to 15 minutes should be more than enough.
This is SO GOOD!! We loved the flavors! I topped it with roasted tomatoes 🙂
The dish looks so good but where is tomatoes and parsley in the ingredients list? When do you add the tomatoes? Room temp right before serving or do you cook them shortly? Wait…never mind I just read the whole blog!
Yes, it’s not in the ingredient list because it’s just an optional topping. 🙂
Looking forward to trying this tonight. However, 35 grams of protein cannot be right. I looked up several sources and they all vary by a little, but all consistently fall between 21-24g per serving (4 oz raw).
Thanks Christina, we will check and update if needed.
The recipe called for 3 tbsp of oil which is at least 42g of fat. Hence one serving would include at least 10.5g fat just from the oil and a little more from the fish itself. Just wondering how your nutritional info has a different number for fat per serving. Do you discard the marinade? Is that why?
Thanks!
Yes exactly, I discarded most of the marinade, wasn’t necessary.
Really can’t wait to make this recipe later in the week. I was just wondering could flounder or cod work as well?
Yeah I think pretty much any white fish should be fine.
Delicious … Delicious … Deliciousl! So easy and yet company worthy. It is definitely a dish you would pay big bucks for at a restaurant. So good!
Could i use tilapia instead if it’s all i have?
Sure, you might have to adjust the cooking time a bit especially if the tilapia fillets are thinner.
I’m really loving the simplicity of this fish! I was just telling my coworker I wanted a new fish recipe to try. Now I got it! Can’t wait to give this a go 🙂
Let me know how you like it!
Good morning Jo. I almost never make a fish dinner. It always seems so bland. But this looks and sounds so delicious. You may have made me a convert. I thank you for this yummy recipe.
Glad I could help. 🙂
Ingredients do not list garlic. How much do you use?
Silly me, recipe has been updated, I used 6 cloves.