Easy Sea Bass Recipe with Roasted Vegetables

This easy sea bass recipe is a quick and healthy dinner packed with fresh flavours from garlic, ginger, chilli and roasted vegetables. Crispy pan-fried sea bass is served with colourful roasted veg and your grain of choice for a balanced meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights while still feeling restaurant-worthy.

Time: 25 minutes Serves: 2

Ingredients

For the Sea Bass

• 2 sea bass fillets, skin scored 3 times and seasoned with black pepper
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 4 spring onions, sliced
• 1 tbsp reduced salt soy sauce

For the Roasted Vegetables

• 2 bell peppers, sliced
• ½ courgette, sliced
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Black pepper, to taste

To Serve

• Grain of choice (such as couscous, rice, quinoa or noodles)

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2. Add the peppers, courgette and red onion to a baking tray.
3. Drizzle with olive oil, season with black pepper and mix well.
4. Roast for 15–20 minutes until softened and slightly golden.
5. Around 10 minutes before the vegetables are ready, heat olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.
6. Place the sea bass fillets into the pan skin side down and cook for 5 minutes until the skin is crispy.
7. Carefully turn the fish over and cook for another 1–2 minutes until cooked through.
8. Remove the sea bass from the pan and place onto serving plates.
9. Add the garlic, ginger, chilli and spring onion to the same pan and cook for 2–3 minutes until fragrant.
10. Stir through the soy sauce and spoon the mixture over the sea bass fillets.
11. Serve the sea bass with the roasted vegetables and your grain of choice.

Top Tips

🥦 Keep it flexible

Swap the roasted vegetables for greens such as:

• Broccoli
• Mangetout
• Pak choi
• Green beans

🍚 Choose your grain

This dish works well with:

• Couscous
• Rice
• Quinoa
• Noodles

🐟 How to get crispy sea bass skin

Pat the skin dry before cooking and avoid moving the fish around in the pan too early.

🌶️ Adjust the spice

Reduce or remove the chilli for a milder flavour, or add extra chilli flakes for more heat.

🥗 Want extra fibre?

Serve with wholegrain rice or quinoa and add edamame beans or lentils for extra fibre and protein.

Why you’ll love this recipe

• Quick and easy dinner
• High in protein
• Packed with vegetables
• Balanced and nutritious
• Ready in 25 minutes
• Full of fresh Asian-inspired flavours