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Lime-Marinated Mahi Mahi
ErikaTC
"You can substitute a lighter olive oil for the extra-virgin olive oil. Serve over rice."
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Ingredients
35 m servings 860 calsOriginal recipe yields 2 servings
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- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil the grate.
- Whisk the extra-virgin olive oil, minced garlic, black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, lime juice, and grated lime zest together in a bowl to make the marinade.
- Place the mahi mahi fillets in the marinade and turn to coat; allow to marinate at least 15 minutes.
- Cook on the preheated grill until the fish flakes easily with a fork and is lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Garnish with the twists of lime zest to serve.
Footnotes
- Editor's Note:
- The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the marinade ingredients. The actual amount of the marinade consumed will vary.
- Tip
- Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 860 calories; 84.9 g fat; 2.5 g carbohydrates; 21 g protein; 82 mg cholesterol; 99 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
5/1/2012
I made this with much less oil--1/4 cup, along with 2 cloves garlic, 1/8 t pepper, 1/4 t cayenne, the juice of 2 limes (4T), and 1/4 t zest. Followed the suggestion of one reviewer and placed i...
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1/29/2013
Followed others advice and increased both the amount of lime in the marinade (doubled it) and the time for marination (about two hours). The fish had very little flavor. We ended up squeezing ...
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5/1/2012
I made this with much less oil--1/4 cup, along with 2 cloves garlic, 1/8 t pepper, 1/4 t cayenne, the juice of 2 limes (4T), and 1/4 t zest. Followed the suggestion of one reviewer and placed i...
4/7/2012
I added 3 tbs of Lime; cooked mahi mahi in a cast iron skillet with the entire marinate.... seemed to lock in the flavor!
3/6/2012
Very yummy and very easy! I've made this twice now and the only change I made the 2nd time around was adding more lime juice. Love this!
3/4/2013
So delicious! I'm 15 and just made this recipe- easy, and the whole family loved it, parents and little brother! YUM!
3/11/2012
Super good! I did not have lime so I used lemon and kids and hubby loved it!!
3/7/2012
Perfect! So easy and quick. Perfect for a quick weeknight meal. I served mine with a glass or rose wine and a side of zucchini. Used extra lime in the marinade. I will definitely use this recipe...
1/16/2013
This was really good. I made this in a pan with 3 Tbs of oil and added another Tbs of lime and another clove of garlic. Will make this again. VERY TASTY!
5/21/2012
Loved it! Great flavor. I was afraid at first there would not be enough flavor. I did let it some of it marinate for 1 hour and it was good but I let some marinate for 6 hours...much better. ...
4/22/2013
We loved this! Bought the Mahi Mahi from Costco. I reduced the olive oil to 1/3 cup and kept the remaining ingredients intact! If you don't like heat....reduce the cayenne and black pepper to ...