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Spoon mixing fish marinade

Prep

5 minutes

Yield

1 for 1 - 1 1/2 lbs of fish

This amazing fish marinade is one of my go-to recipes to have in my back pocket when I need something quick to make a flavorful dish. 🐟

This is seriously the best fish marinade. It’s loaded with fresh herbs and has a little pop of creaminess with the Greek yogurt. It’s simple, it’s healthy, and it’s something to have in your back pocket when you want to jazz up your fish.

❤️ Why You’ll Love This Fish Marinade

  • Fresh: What I love so much about this fish marinade is how fresh it is with all the herbs. This is a great recipe to use up herbs in your garden in the summer
  • Versatile: Honestly use this marinade on any kind of protein. It’s so good and can be great on things like chicken
Fish marinade in a jar

🍲 Ingredients

Greek Yogurt – Greek yogurt should be a staple in your fridge. It can be used in so many ways. It can make recipes creamy, and it’s great on its own, in smoothies, in dressings, and marinades. It can be a healthier, protein-packed swap for things like mayo or sour cream.

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Fresh Herbs – What makes this recipe so tasty is the fresh herbs. I used mint, basil, and parsley in this recipe. You can always swap for whatever combination of herbs you have on hand or prefer.

Ingredients for fish marinade

👩‍🍳 How to Make Fish Marinade

  1. Make the marinade by whisking together Greek yogurt, mint, parsley, basil, salt, pepper, olive oil, garlic and minced onion flakes. Use to marinate your favourite fish like salmon or trout or a mild white fish like cod or halibut.
  2. Spread the marinade over the fish in a shallow baking dish or zip top bag, marinate for an hour in the fridge and then bake on a baking sheet according to the right temperature for the fish chosen. For salmon or trout, we like to cook at 350-375F until cooked to desired doneness.
  3. Make the marinade ahead of time and store in the fridge for up to 1 day.

🪄 Tips and Tricks

  • This marinade is great on any kind of fish or seafood such as shrimp
  • Use this marinade on other things like chicken, or plant-based proteins like tofu


🗒 Substitutions

  • Greek Yogurt: You can make this fish marinade without Greek yogurt. Use sour cream instead
  • Fresh Herbs: Use whatever combination of herbs you like. This can be good with cilantro as well or just use one, two, or all three of the herbs mentioned below


🗒 Best served with

👝 How to Store Leftovers

You can store this marinade in a jar in your fridge for up to 3 days. However, the olive oil may solidify in the fridge so take it out of the fridge and leave on the counter for about 15 minutes before using.

🤔 Common Questions

How long should I marinate fish?

Since fish is very delicate, you don’t need to marinate it for long. Maximum an hour, but even 15-30 minutes can help.

What types of seafood and fish go well with this fish marinade?

This marinade goes with salmon, tilapia, trout, scallops, shrimp, and so much more. It’s very versatile!

The Best Fish Marinade

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This amazing fish marinade is one of my go-to recipes to have in my back pocket when I need something quick to make a flavorful dish. 🐟
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine Greek-Inspired
Servings 1 for 1 – 1 1/2 lbs of fish
Calories 399 kcal
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Instructions
 

  • Make the marinade by whisking together greek yogurt, mint, parsley, basil, salt, pepper, olive oil, garlic and minced onion flakes. Use to marinate your favourite fish like salmon or trout or a mild white fish like like cod or halibut.
  • Spread the marinade over the fish in a shallow baking dish or zip top bag, marinate for an hour in the fridge and then bake on a baking sheet according to the right temperature for the fish chosen.
    For salmon or trout, we like to cook at 350-375F until cooked to desired doneness.
  • Make the marinade ahead of time and store in the fridge for up to 1 day.

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Nutrition

Calories: 399kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.3g | Protein: 13.7g | Fat: 35.3g | Saturated Fat: 7.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 23.1g | Cholesterol: 18.5mg | Sodium: 2381.3mg | Fiber: 0.9g | Sugar: 6.5g
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Patti Bushong

Can you add lemon to this recipe or does the tangy yogurt help remove the fishiness?

Maria Koutsogiannis

You can! Or you can add lemon after the fish has been cooked in the marinade!

Maureen Fletcher

Looking forward to trying this recipe. Your recipes are delicious!

Maria Koutsogiannis

It’s so good! Let me know what you try it with ok?

Dru Hopkins

Sounds great. Regarding the Nutrition info, is the amount of sodium correct?

Maria Koutsogiannis

Yes, that is correct. 1 tsp of salt has 2300 mg of sodium

Mimi Rippee

I would never have thought to add yogurt to fish! Amazing idea.
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Maria Koutsogiannis

Thank you!!

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