Grilled Swordfish Steaks with Lemon Oregano Marinade

What’s your favorite way to prepare swordfish? Mine is marinated in an herby vinaigrette, and then grilled. Swordfish is a sturdy fish. It holds up like steak when you cook it, and like beef, takes well to marinating.

A quick and easy marinade is just a bottle of your favorite Italian dressing. Or if you, like me, prefer to make your dressings and marinades from scratch, here’s a lovely Greek-inspired vinaigrette with which to marinate the swordfish. It’s made with fresh lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, oregano and thyme.

Grilled Swordfish Steaks with Lemon Oregano Marinade Recipe

If you are buying fresh swordfish, buy the freshest you can. Like any other fresh fish, it should not smell "fishy" at all. Really, at all. Do not buy fresh fish to eat tomorrow. Cook it and eat it the day you buy it. Looking at the swordfish steaks in the market, any coloration should be pink, not brown. Pick out the best looking, most fresh pieces available.

To defrost frozen fish, keep it in its package, defrost slowly in a bowl of cold water.

Ingredients

Marinade ingredients:

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh oregano
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
• 2 large cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Fish:

• 2 6-8-ounce swordfish steaks
• Olive oil for grill grates
• Slices of fresh lemon for garnish

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