Grilled Sea Bass with Chili-Lime Dressing

While this recipe for grilled sea bass with an Asian chile-lime dressing is super-fast and easy, it doesn't taste or look super-fast and easy. Your guests will be impressed, and it will be our little secret. I served mine with some caramelized parsnips.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 155 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, or as needed
• 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
• 1 lime, zested
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon Asian chile pepper sauce (such as sambal oelek)
• 1 teaspoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil
• 4 (4 ounce) fillets sea bass
• 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped cilantro leaves, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Whisk garlic, lime zest, rice vinegar, fish sauce, lime juice, chile pepper sauce, and sesame oil in a glass bowl.

Step 3

Brush both sides of sea bass fillets with vegetable oil and sprinkle lightly with salt.

Step 4

Cook on the preheated grill until fish is opaque, shows good grill marks, and springs back when pressed lightly, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer fillets to a serving platter.

Step 5

Whisk dressing again; taste and and adjust seasoning. Drizzle dressing over warm fish. Sprinkle fillets with cilantro leaves.