Seabass with Pine Nut Sauce

Name: Seabass with Pine Nut Sauce (Lukos Ma’ Tarator)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Palestinian
Ingredients: 1 seabass weighing 1-1.5 kg (2 lb 4 oz-3 lb 5 oz); 60 ml (¼ cup) olive oil; ½ tsp black pepper; ½ lemon cut into 4 slices; 2 sprigs of thyme or parsley; 2 sprigs of thyme or parsley; 1 slice of grilled wholemeal (wholewheat) bread, dampened with water; 100 g (¾ cup) pine nuts; 4 tbsp lemon juice; 2 garlic cloves; A pinch of salt

Lukos Ma’ Tarator

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Classic Palestinian Cuisine

By Christiane Dabdoub Nasser

Published 2026

About

Ingredients

1 seabass weighing 1-1.5 kg (2 lb 4 oz-

Asia
Palestine
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F), Gas mark 7.

Rub the fish with olive oil, inside and out. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and the lemon juice, and stuff with the lemon slices, garlic and thyme or parsley. Place in a baking dish greased with olive oil and drizzle the remaining oil