Mackerel With Lemon Olive Oil and Tomatoes Recipe

Mackerel With Lemon Olive Oil and Tomatoes Recipe

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Mackerel is a sustainable, velvety, sweet-tasting fish that deserves more attention than it usually gets Here, the pale fillets are roasted on a bed of fragrant basil leaves with a lemon zest-infused...

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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • Finely grated zest of 1 large lemon (save naked lemon for garnish)
  • 6 to 8 large basil leaves, plus more for garnish
  • 1 1/2 pounds Atlantic mackerel fillets, or use cod or black sea bass (tautog) if unavailable
  • Fine sea salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon olive oil, more as needed
  • 3/4 cup olives, preferably a mix of green and black, pitted and halved, or chopped
  • 1 cup halved or quartered cherry tomatoes

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