Grilled Sea Bass with Za'atar

Name: Grilled Sea Bass with Za'atar
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 2 whole sea bass, gutted and scaled; 2 tbsp za'atar; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 lemons, 1 sliced, 1 cut into wedges; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 10g flat leaf parsley, chopped

Whole sea bass rubbed with za'atar and lemon, grilled until crisp skinned and moist inside.

Time35 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.85 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

2 servings

Ingredients

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2whole sea bassgutted and scaled
2 tbspza'atar
3 tbspolive oil
2lemons1 sliced, 1 cut into wedges
2garlic clovessliced
10 gflat leaf parsleychopped

Method

1
Heat the grill to high. Slash each fish three times on both sides.
2
Mix the za'atar and oil and rub it over the fish and into the slashes. Tuck lemon slices and garlic inside the belly.
3
Grill for 8 minutes on each side, until the skin is crisp and the flesh flakes easily.
16 min
4
Scatter with parsley and serve with the lemon wedges and Israeli salad.

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