Grilled Halibut with Cilantro Garlic Butter

Rating: 4.54 stars
261 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 179
  • 4 star values: 53
  • 3 star values: 21
  • 2 star values: 7
  • 1 star values: 1

Delicious! My husband absolutely loves this recipe! Fish is simply seasoned with lime juice, then served with a cilantro lime garlic sauce. Serve over a bed of greens with a nice loaf of bread for a complete meal.

By SerenaBloom

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Recipe Summary

prep:
25 mins
cook:
8 mins
total:
33 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

4
Original recipe yields 4 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat a grill for high heat. Squeeze the juice from the lime wedges over fish fillets, then season them with salt and pepper.

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  • Grill fish fillets for about 5 minutes on each side, until browned and fish can be flaked with a fork. Remove to a warm serving plate.

  • Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic; cook and stir just until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in the butter, remaining lime juice and cilantro. Serve fish with the cilantro butter sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
276 calories; protein 35.4g; carbohydrates 3g; fat 13.1g; cholesterol 69mg; sodium 173.9mg. Full Nutrition
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KARENKINM
Rating: 4 stars
05/19/2008
Very good. I marinated fish for 6-7 hrs in garlic,olive oil cilantro and lime juice, then seared in olive oil, and added a lid to finish cooking. After removing the fish to a plate, I dumped the marinade into the fry pan, cooked for a few minutes with some additional lime juice, then stirred in the butter until melted. Fresh cilantro is a must in this recipe. Read More
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IMVINTAGE
Rating: 3 stars
07/02/2006
I thought this lacked flavor. I think I should have subbed Old Bay for salt & maybe added some italian seasoning. I also think it needs more lime juice (I used fresh)...& it would probably benefit from a quick marinade in a little olive oil w/ lime. This was quick & easy & required little prep though...thanks for lettng me try it. Read More
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(49)
261 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 179
  • 4 star values: 53
  • 3 star values: 21
  • 2 star values: 7
  • 1 star values: 1
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KARENKINM
Rating: 4 stars
05/18/2008
Very good. I marinated fish for 6-7 hrs in garlic,olive oil cilantro and lime juice, then seared in olive oil, and added a lid to finish cooking. After removing the fish to a plate, I dumped the marinade into the fry pan, cooked for a few minutes with some additional lime juice, then stirred in the butter until melted. Fresh cilantro is a must in this recipe. Read More
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(135)
MBRox
Rating: 5 stars
07/17/2006
Delicious and easy! My husband said this was his favorite thing I've ever made. I used tilapia, as well, and added some capers to the saute pan. Served with wild rice and baked sweet potato. The flavors merged well! I'll definitely make again. Read More
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Teri Demlow
Rating: 5 stars
02/12/2007
This turned out better than I thought it might! I melted the butter in pan under the broiler added the garlic for a couple min. then put the halibut in and salted it and sqeezed fresh lime juice over and cilantro chopped. I had a small amount of halibut so I just used the ingredients here to give me the way to cook it. The flavor was good Read More
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IMVINTAGE
Rating: 3 stars
07/02/2006
I thought this lacked flavor. I think I should have subbed Old Bay for salt & maybe added some italian seasoning. I also think it needs more lime juice (I used fresh)...& it would probably benefit from a quick marinade in a little olive oil w/ lime. This was quick & easy & required little prep though...thanks for lettng me try it. Read More
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(49)
Shonna
Rating: 5 stars
12/06/2007
This was a wonderful meal. All of my picky eaters ate it. I love the way the cilantro butter sauce tasted with the fish. Will probably use it on shrimp too next time Read More
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BajaValle
Rating: 5 stars
05/07/2006
I loved this dish mainly because I really love lime. I think any white fish will do. Read More
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MOONNOODLE
Rating: 4 stars
05/08/2006
This was so easy and quick. I think the general concensus was that it was a little heavy on the lime but perhaps that was because I didn't measure! I used Red Snapper instead of halibut and it was good. My kids complained about the cilantro - they thought it was spinach! So maybe I'd cut down on the amount of cilantro next time - more for presentation than taste though. Read More
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Rachel Hardy Cunningham
Rating: 5 stars
08/08/2008
This was really really good. I used mahi mahi instead of halibut. I served this with the Baked Asparagus with Balsamic Butter Sauce from this site and also a side of lemon pasta. It was a great meal! Read More
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arcticflygirl
Rating: 5 stars
05/11/2006
This was super easy to make and even my picky teenager ate it! I used Tilapia rather than the halibut and served it over fresh spinach. Read More
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