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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
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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Maria is the creator of FoodByMaria and your go-to Greek food expert for cozy, flavor-packed recipes. Inspired by her Mediterranean roots, she brings traditional Greek flavors, feel-good ingredients, and a whole lot of joy to everyday cooking.
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.
How to Make Fish Marinade
- 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.
- 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.
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
- BBQ Salmon Kebabs (use this marinade instead of the one in the recipe)
- Oven Baked Fish (swap the herb sauce with this marinade)
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
Since fish is very delicate, you don’t need to marinate it for long. Maximum an hour, but even 15-30 minutes can help.
This marinade goes with salmon, tilapia, trout, scallops, shrimp, and so much more. It’s very versatile!
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Ingredients
- ½ cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp minced fresh mint
- 2 tbsp minced fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp minced fresh basil
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed or grated
- 1 tsp minced onion flakes
Instructions
Start Cooking- 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.
Notes
- If you like this marinade, you’ll like our Greek Chicken Marinade
- Make the salmon skewers in this recipe but use the yogurt marinade above before grilling.
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I used the marinade on Swordfish steaks for about 45 minutes: a fabulous result!
Used a thermometer and stopped at 135°F To make sure I didn’t overcook.
Thank you so much, Bryan!!!
Worked as written
Can you add lemon to this recipe or does the tangy yogurt help remove the fishiness?
You can! Or you can add lemon after the fish has been cooked in the marinade!
Looking forward to trying this recipe. Your recipes are delicious!
It’s so good! Let me know what you try it with ok?
Sounds great. Regarding the Nutrition info, is the amount of sodium correct?
Can you air fry instead of bake?
Of course!
Yes, that is correct. 1 tsp of salt has 2300 mg of sodium
I would never have thought to add yogurt to fish! Amazing idea.
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Thank you!!