Lemon Gremolata is zesty, fresh and delicious! The perfect accompaniment for grilled meat or fish, or dolloped over your favorite casserole. Just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to make. Try it this weekend. I am sure you will be hooked on it soon!
A bowl of lemon gremolata in stone bowl with chicken in the background.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Fast and flavourful! – this vibrant, Italian condiment adds so much fresh, delicious flavour to your meal that you’ll want to have it on everything!

Quick and easy – Less than 5 minutes and 4 ingredients it is my favourite keto condiment.

Thermal-cooker friendly – This is an easy recipe and I have included instructions for making the cilantro chimichurri with a Thermomix as well.

Low carb and keto-friendly – this parsley dressing has not additives or sugars. It is very low in carbs and contains healthy fats. For a low calorie condiment omit the oil. You will find the full nutrition information under the recipe box. Just adjust the recipe to your dietary needs.

Try our Seasoned King Fish fillets with lemon gremolata for an easy mid week meal. Or try it with some our tasty chicken recipes like Peri Peri Chicken or Lemon Pepper Wings.

What is Gremolata?

Gremolata is a sauce or condiment made with Italian parsley, lemon zest and garlic. Usually, a dry condiment that you serve with protein like fish or delicious osso buco. I love it with oil. It keeps it fresher for longer and looks amazing on almost everything!

The Ingredients

Scroll to the recipe box at the bottom for the quantity of ingredients used and the full detailed recipe for gremolata sauce. Keep reading for more details on the ingredients, substitutes and step-by-step instructions on how to make this delicious gremolata dressing recipe.

It is as simple as only a few ingredients to whip together for this super tasty easy gremolata.

Fresh flat leaf Italian parsley (this really is my favourite fresh herb of all time)

Fresh lemon zest and juice, please no lemon juice out of a bottle haha

Olive oil – I use extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil for different gremolata variations.

How To Make It

It is so easy to make the gremolata. It really is just as simple as adding all the ingredients to a food processor and mixing until chopped.

This can easily be done by hand as well. Simply the chop garlic, lemon and parsley.

Add oil if you want to have a chimichurri oil as I have.

If you do make it dry you can sprinkle it over any of your favourite dishes, or make gremolata crumb for a seasoning, keto crumb option, or salad garnish perfect for summer!

For more Italian parsley recipes try out Taboule or Chimichurri with fresh chopped parsley.

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Lemon gremolata on grilled chicken.

Lemon Gremolata

Lemon Gremolata is zesty, fresh and delicious! The perfect accompaniment for grilled meat or fish, or dolloped over your favorite casserole. Just 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to make. Try it this weekend. I am sure you will be hooked on it soon!
5 from 122 votes!
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 2 minutes
Course: Condiment
Cuisine: Australian Keto
Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free
Recipe Category: Low Carb
Calories: 119kcal
Author: Megan Ellam
Servings: 4 serves
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Equipment

Ingredients 

  • 1 cup (1 cup) parsley roughly chopped
  • 1 clove (1 clove) garlic
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup (1/4 cups) olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

CONVENTIONAL METHOD

  • Add all ingredients to a blender. Mix until smooth and finely chopped.

THERMOMIX METHOD

  • Add all ingredients to mixer; mix 15 sec/speed 7. Scrape and repeat until finely chopped.

Notes

INGREDIENTS AND SUBSTITUTES
I use flat leaf parsley. You can swap it for curly parsley, cilantro or any fresh soft herb you love.
Serve with protein like – grilled chicken or Peri Peri chicken, grilled Cote De Boeuf, pan fried fish, or Chinese Duck and Cabbage Salad.
This recipe yields approximately 4 servings. The actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes. 
 
To calculate the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe by 4. The result will be the weight of one serving. 
 
Nutritional values shown are a guideline only. They are for 1 serving using the ingredients listed. 
 
Store it in the fridge for a max of 3-4 days.
 
The recipe card instructions contain the most basic of steps and a list of ingredients. If you have any queries, questions or are unsure of substitutions, please scroll up to the blog post for more information.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1serve | Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 8mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 1265IU | Vitamin C: 23.3mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.9mg | Net Carbs: 1g
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64 responses to “Lemon Gremolata Recipe”

  1. Gloria

    5 stars
    What a fresh and tasty topping. Easy to make. You can even customize the ingredients too.

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      You sure can

  2. Giangi Townsend

    5 stars
    So delicious! I make it all the time and eat it with everything. I am obsessed how good it is

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      Haha! You and me both Giangi

  3. Mark

    5 stars
    This does sound prefect for fish. We haven’t tried this, but we will very soon!

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      Enjoy

  4. April

    This is totally new to me! Looking at your Savory Mince recipe, I found this! I just had 2 big bunches of fresh parsley given to me and was wondering what to do with it…besides drying it! Can it be frozen or would that totally spoil it? I just recently found your website and like the looks of some of your recipes. Definitely will be making the Mince…which in the US, I would call it BBQ hamburger!!

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      You can use frozen parsley but I would definitely recommend fresh

  5. Nina

    5 stars
    We make it all the time with a fish on BBQ – yummy 😋😋😋

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      It is so good, isn’t it Nina.

  6. Katie

    5 stars
    This sounds delicious! I’ve got some salmon in the fridge for dinner and I’m totally making this to go along with it.

    Katie xoxo

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      Awesome! I hope it went great for you Katie!

  7. Nart

    5 stars
    I’d never heard about this before but I Googled what I could make with the ingredients I had and found your recipe and it was so good! Loved it!

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      So happy you found the gremolata recipe a hot Nart.

  8. Agnieszka

    5 stars
    I made a jar of this gremolata and it was super easy to make. tried it on steak right away and it was a game changer. So good!

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      So good to hear you enjoyed it Agnieszka

  9. Jeri

    5 stars
    This was incredibly easy to make and so delicious on fish! Loved it!

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      It is so good fish Jeri. Thanks for trying it.

  10. Oscar

    5 stars
    This went so well on a ribeye steak I grilled. Loved the fresh flavours. Great recipe.

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      Glad you enjoyed it Oscar!

  11. Luca

    5 stars
    This fits so well with fish; I had never done it before, thanks!!!

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      It is perfect isn’t it Luca!

  12. Brianna May

    5 stars
    Yum!! Need to make this.

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      Do it Brianna!

  13. Priya Maha

    5 stars
    Definitely going to try this!

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      Awesome!

  14. amanda

    5 stars
    This gremolata is so good, I love putting it on steak!

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      Me too Amanda!

  15. Jenny

    5 stars
    This is such an easy and super quick keto condiment I keep on hand all the time. Thanks for the recipe!

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      You are most welcome Jenny!

  16. Jeannie

    5 stars
    I will try this to add to my daily meals, keep it in a glass jar too! It will make my meal more appetizing for sure.

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      Enjoy Jeannie!

  17. Addie

    5 stars
    So delicious on chicken! Yum!

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      It so is isn’t it Addie!

  18. Kayla DiMaggio

    5 stars
    Love this gremolata! It goes on so many things! Our new favorite sauce for sure!

    1. Megan Mad Creations Hub

      Mine too Kayla.

  19. Jo

    5 stars
    Im not a lover of chicken so use this on pork or lamb chops. Its the bomb

  20. Lynda

    5 stars
    I love how fresh and vibrant the lemon gremolata is. It’s perfect on chicken Milanese and steak and with fresh parsley growing in the garden I make this quite often. It’s quick, simple and delicious.

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