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Grilled Swordfish Steaks with Lemon-Parsley Sauce

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 14, 2009

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Serves 4

Grilled Swordfish Steaks with Lemon-Parsley Sauce

Ingredients

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves 1 ½ tablespoons juice from 1 lemonSalt and ground black pepper 1 Gas-Grilled Swordfish Steaks Charcoal-Grilled or Gas-Grilled Swordfish Steaks

Instructions

  1. Combine the oil, parsley, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl. Set the sauce aside.
  2. Follow the recipe for Charcoal-Grilled or Gas-Grilled Swordfish Steaks (related). Spoon the lemon-parsley sauce over the grilled fish just before serving.
Grilled Swordfish Steaks with Lemon-Parsley Sauce

Grilled Swordfish Steaks with Lemon-Parsley Sauce

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Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
1 ½ tablespoons juice from 1 lemon
Salt and ground black pepper
1 Gas-Grilled Swordfish Steaks Charcoal-Grilled or Gas-Grilled Swordfish Steaks

Ingredients

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
1 ½ tablespoons juice from 1 lemon
Salt and ground black pepper
1 Gas-Grilled Swordfish Steaks Charcoal-Grilled or Gas-Grilled Swordfish Steaks

Ingredients

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
1 ½ tablespoons juice from 1 lemon
Salt and ground black pepper
1 Gas-Grilled Swordfish Steaks Charcoal-Grilled or Gas-Grilled Swordfish Steaks

Why This Recipe Works

For the best swordfish recipe, our first step was to choose thicker steaks. Thinner steaks overcooked easily, while thicker pieces retained moisture better and were easier to handle on the grill. For our grilled swordfish steaks recipe, we found it was important to leave the fish in place long enough so that it developed good grill marks before moving it. A two-level fire was necessary so the fish could sear over the hot fire and then cook through on the cooler part of the grill.

Instructions

  1. Combine the oil, parsley, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl. Set the sauce aside.
  2. Follow the recipe for Charcoal-Grilled or Gas-Grilled Swordfish Steaks (related). Spoon the lemon-parsley sauce over the grilled fish just before serving.

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