Description
Grilled Barramundi recipe. Looking for a delicious, firm white fish to grill that is also sustainably farmed? Seek out Barramundi for your grill. It's a favorite in Australia for a good reason - it tastes great!
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 (6-ounce Barramundi fillets) (each should be 1 inch thick and 2- to 3 inches wide)
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt (½ teaspoon per fillet)
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (plus more for oiling the grill grate)
Avocado Salsa
- 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into ½-inch chunks
- Juice of ½ lime
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into ½-inch chunks
- 1 orange, peeled and cut into sections
- 1 scallion (green onion), diced
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground black peppe
Instructions
- Prepare the grill for direct high heat (450°F): Start by setting the grill up for cooking with direct high heat.
Gas Grill: I turn all the burners to high on my Weber Summit gas grill and wait fifteen minutes for it to preheat.
Charcoal Grill: In my Weber Kettle, I light a chimney full of charcoal, wait for it to be covered with gray ash, then pour it out in a thick single pile across half of the charcoal grate.
Brush and oil the grill: Once the grill is preheated, I brush the grate thoroughly with my grill brush and oil the grate by wiping it with a paper towel dipped in vegetable oil - Prepare the Barramundi: While the grill is preheating, sprinkle the barramundi filets with salt and pepper, then brush the fillets with vegetable oil.
- Prepare the avocado salsa: Cut the avocado into ½-inch dice and toss in a small bowl with the lime juice. Cut the red bell pepper into ½-inch dice, peel and section the orange - directions here - and dice the scallion. Add all these to the bowl with the avocado, sprinkle with the salt and pepper, and toss to combine.
- Grill the Barramundi: Place the Barramundi on the grill over direct high heat, flesh side down. Grill until the bottom is browned, about three minutes, then gently work a spatula under the Barramundi and flip it skin side down. Grill until the Barramundi is just opaque in the thickest part (with an internal temperature of 145°F), about 3 more minutes. (I check by pushing along the natural seams with a paring knife.) It is OK to let it cook longer with the skin side down if needed; the skin will protect the fish from burning. Once done, gently work a spatula under the Barramundi and move to a platter.
- Serve: Serve each barramundi fillet with a heaping tablespoon of avocado salsa on top. Serve, passing any extra salsa at the table. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet plus salsa
- Calories: 213
- Sugar: 3.3 g
- Sodium: 457.1 mg
- Fat: 6.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 7.2 g
- Fiber: 2.8 g
- Protein: 31.3 g
- Cholesterol: 73.1 mg

