Dec 13 2009
Lemon Broiled Orange Roughy
For those who are not familiar with orange roughy, it’s a species of fish that was first fished commercially off New Zealand, and then later off of Australia. Orange roughy has a mild, delicate flavor and moist, large-flaked meat that holds together well after cooking. We bought some frozen orange roughy fillets at Costco, which I have to say is relatively expensive. But it really has its own distinct taste of its own, which we couldn’t resist.
To go along with our fish dinner, we decided to cook the mushroom risotto that we bought in Tuscany, Italy. We had a ton of fresh lemons on hand, so we used them to flavor the orange roughy.
The risotto had a wonderful blend of mushrooms and seasonings. It was nice to reminisce about the great time we had in Tuscany, thanks to this risotto we brought back.
To create the lemon mixture to brush on the fish, we used 3 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp dijon mustard, 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 tsp lemon thyme, 1 tbsp chopped parsley, and some salt and pepper. Once completely brushed, broil the fish for 5-7 minutes or until fish easily flakes.
I played around with Daniel's hexagon mold from culinary school to plate the mushroom risotto. Fancy, huh? The lemon broiled orange roughy went well with the risotto and our arugula salad. When you are looking to add more fish to your diet, consider trying orange roughy. It's good and good for you!
To view or print-out this recipe, click here: Lemon Broiled Orange Roughy
this looks soo gourmet!
That looks yummy! Nice job on the plating…
Ummm yummy…I need to go to the fish market, and we love risotto! This picture is so perfect, and is it wrong to want to eat it for breakfast!
Beautiful! The lemon mixture flavors sound fantastic with the fish!
Looks delicious! Your plate looks elegant too!
Ooh! This looks great!
Hi there!! I just found your blog and i’m SO glad i did! You guys really create amazing looking and sounding food and I love being inspired by all your creations!
I saw the salmon mushroom burgers and KNEW that i had to make them tonight! hahaha Thanks guys!!
Healthy and simple. Can’t beat that! I like the hexagon shaping too… super cool!
I agree that orange roughy is a very tasty fish. I have some in the freezer that I’ll be making later in the week. I recently had haddock with a citrus-flavored crumb topping. I’m thinking I’ll do this prep with the roughy. Yours looks delish.
Looks delicious, and the hexagon makes the plate
Looks Yummy! I like give this a go.
I love that you took something packaged (the risotto) and turned it into something spectacular. Gourmet meals CAN come in packages if you add fresh ingredients and put some care into preparing them. (The visual presentation is nice, too.)
that looks really light and summery…. drooling…
great dish, makes a wonderful light lunch
Plating is very fancy! I’m impressed! This looks like a stellar dinner!
oh my, this looks so good. i am so hungry now! oh the plating… looks so delicate.
This looks wonderful. I am new to fish but I am pretty sure I can manage this!