Grilled Thyme-Pesto Swordfish Steaks

Well, I'm learning a lot, my fellow foodies! In my quest to reduce the inflammation in my body, I've learned that eating more fish (which I love) helps to increase our levels of Omega-3 Fatty Acids (which are the healthy fats we need)! Omega-3's generate molecules in our bodies to basically reduce inflammation, so they can be thought of as little inflammatory-fighters! So the more foods we intake that have healthy Omega-3's, the better!

I've learned that many common herbs have anti-inflammatory impact on our bodies, including but not limited to, thyme! Actually, the oil that makes thyme leaves smell so good, contains very similar properties to the ingredients in Motrin & Aleve and other meds that reduce pain and swelling! Check out this article to learn about a few other great uses for thyme!

(If you make the pesto and marinate your fish early in the day, it will only take you about 15 minutes or so to get dinner on the table after work...not bad for a healthful and DELIC dinner!)

Ingredients & Recipe:
Printable Recipe

• 2 Swordfish steaks

Pesto

• a large bunch of fresh Thyme (about 20 sprigs, which is about 1/2 of the little plastic containers you can buy at the grocery store), get the leaves off of the stems by holding one end and scraping them off with your fingers or a knife (carefully)
• 2 tsp. chopped walnuts (contain tons of omega-3's)
• 1 tsp. grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 Tbls. olive oil or canola oil
• S & P to taste

Use a small "mini-chop" food-processor to process the thyme & walnuts until ground up quite small. Now add in the cheese (optional), juice, oil, S & P, blend until smooth consistency, yet still has texture.

Get your hands dirty by rubbing the pesto all over your fish (top & bottom), and place them in a shallow dish, cover with a piece of plastic wrap, refrigerate for 2-4 hours to marinate!

When you're ready to cook, take the fish out of the fridge a good 20 minutes ahead of time to get the chill off (anything you cook will cook much more evenly if you allow it to get to room temp before slapping it on the stove or the grill). Heat your grill pan over medium heat, spray it very lightly with cooking spray, and begin to grill your fish, about 4-5 minutes per side, or until it is opaque and flaky. Be sure to monitor your grills heat- to keep inflammatory properties down in your food, you do not want to over cook or burn while grilling food- see more here.

You Could Also Try...

• Try this with Halibut, Tilapia, Cod, Bluefish, Mackerel or any other white fish, but just adjust your cooking time to the thickness of your fish. All of these fish have healthy amounts of Omega-3's!