Fish Skewers with Basil Chimichurri

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Health score
26%
Fish Skewers with Basil Chimichurri
80 min.
4
395kcal

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Ingredients

  •  cherry tomatoes 
  • 10 ounces fish fillet white such as cod, haddock or halibut,cut into 16 pieces ( 1 inch each) firm
  • 1.3 cups basil leaves fresh coarsely chopped
  • 0.8 cup parsley leaves fresh coarsely chopped
  • clove garlic minced
  •  juice of lemon 
  • servings kosher salt and pepper black freshly ground
  • 0.3 cup olive oil 
  • pinch pepper flakes red crushed
  • tablespoon onion sweet finely chopped
  • 0.3 cup vegetable oil 
  • 0.3 cup onion white chopped
  • tablespoon citrus champagne vinegar 
  • tablespoons citrus champagne vinegar 
  • 1.3 pounds zucchini and/or squash yellow cut into 1-inch pieces

Equipment

  • food processor
  • bowl
  • grill
  • skewers
  • wooden skewers

Directions

  1. Watch how to make this recipe.
  2. Special equipment: Special equipment: eight 10-inch wooden skewers, soaked in water for about 30 minutes
  3. For the marinade: In a medium glass bowl, mix together the
  4. onions, garlic, oil, vinegar, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Add the fish and squash and marinate at room temperature,
  6. about 15 minutes.
  7. Combine the basil, parsley, onions,
  8. garlic, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, red pepper flakes and salt and pepper
  9. to taste in a food processor bowl, and pulse until the ingredients are just
  10. combined and chunky.
  11. Preheat the grill on high. Oil the grates well.
  12. For the fish skewers: Thread the marinated fish and squash
  13. onto the soaked skewers, 2 pieces of fish per skewer.
  14. Place 1 cherry tomato on
  15. the end of each skewer.
  16. Place on the grill and cook until lightly charred on
  17. the outside and the fish is just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
  18. While the fish is still warm, drizzle with a little basil
  19. chimichurri and serve more on the side for dipping.

Nutrition Facts

Calories395kcal
Protein16.8%
Fat74.15%
Carbs9.05%

Properties

Glycemic Index
51.5
Glycemic Load
0.9
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
22.985652156498%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.73mg
Hesperetin
2.17mg
Naringenin
0.21mg
Apigenin
24.26mg
Luteolin
0.15mg
Isorhamnetin
0.5mg
Kaempferol
0.27mg
Myricetin
1.72mg
Quercetin
3.67mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:395.27kcal
19.76%
Fat:33.52g
51.56%
Saturated Fat:5.13g
32.07%
Carbohydrates:9.2g
3.07%
Net Carbohydrates:6.76g
2.46%
Sugar:5.45g
6.05%
Cholesterol:35.44mg
11.81%
Sodium:61.1mg
2.66%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:17.09g
34.18%
Vitamin K:259.81µg
247.44%
Vitamin C:56.39mg
68.35%
Selenium:30.31µg
43.29%
Vitamin A:1802.23IU
36.04%
Vitamin E:4.53mg
30.21%
Manganese:0.46mg
23.22%
Potassium:784.99mg
22.43%
Vitamin B6:0.43mg
21.34%
Folate:83.17µg
20.79%
Phosphorus:201.65mg
20.17%
Vitamin B3:3.84mg
19.2%
Vitamin B12:1.12µg
18.66%
Magnesium:61.11mg
15.28%
Vitamin D:2.2µg
14.65%
Iron:2.31mg
12.82%
Vitamin B2:0.21mg
12.28%
Copper:0.21mg
10.6%
Fiber:2.43g
9.74%
Vitamin B1:0.13mg
8.55%
Vitamin B5:0.78mg
7.79%
Calcium:68.75mg
6.87%
Zinc:0.96mg
6.39%