Healthy Baked Mahi Mahi (Ceviche Style)
This healthy baked mahi mahi recipe is such a quick and easy recipe to make a healthy fish dinner in under 30 minutes.
The best part of this easy recipe is that it uses frozen mahi mahi fish fillets that you don't even have to worry about thawing.
All you need to make this is bake the piece of fish in the oven (from frozen!) and serve it with simple and fresh ingredients for a ceviche style dinner.
Ceviche is a way to cook fresh fish or shrimp by marinating it in lime or lemon juice. The acidity of the citrus cooks the mild fish or shrimp and then it is served with fresh ingredients such as onions, tomatoes, fresh herbs and spices.
Cooking fish in citrus can be pretty intimidating and makes some people weary that it is not cooked all the way through- this recipe allows you to feel confident that the fish is cooked all the way through!
This is such an easy fish dish to make on busy weeknights made with simple ingredients and will please the whole family. It is a great way to sneak some omega 3s into your life!
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- Easy way to make ceviche in less time
- High protein and low carb meal
- Health benefits of omega-3s, vitamin b12 and vitamin C
What to you need to bake mahi mahi from frozen:
- Pieces of aluminum foil to wrap the mahi mahi steak in to retain moisture. (note - use foil not parchment paper)
- Spices such as garlic powder or you could use lemon pepper
- Fresh mahi mahi fillets or frozen filets
- Olive oil or cooking spray
- fresh lemon
- salt & black pepper
What does mahi mahi taste like?
Flavor of mahi mahi has a pretty mild taste as it is a mild white fish
What you need to make the ceviche:
- fresh vegetables - such as cucumber, tomatoes and onion
- lime juice
- fresh herbs
- honey
How to bake a delicious fish in the oven (from frozen):
- Grease a foil packet with avocado oil or cooking spray
- Sprinkle frozen mahi mahi with spices
- Squeeze the juice of ½ a lemon over fish
- Wrap mahi mahi in foil packet
- Bake foil packets for 25-30 minutes or until the you have a flaky fish
How to make mahi mahi ceviche:
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together honey, the juice of 1 lime, and the juice of ½ a lemon
- Cut cucumber, red onion, avocado, diced tomatoes, and chop cilantro and mint.
- Stir in cooked mahi mahi, then chopped vegetables, and toss in salt and pepper.
What to serve ceviche with:
- Eat as an appetizer with tortilla chips
- Serve over a bed of lettuce
- Over brown rice or white rice
- Eat in a tortilla as tacos
How long does this last:
Store in the fridge and eat within 3 days.
If you like this recipe you should try my:
Greek Chicken Meatballs (without breadcrumbs)
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Baked Mahi Mahi Ceviche
Ingredients
- 3 4 oz frozen mahi mahi filets
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup chopped mint
- 2 medium cucumbers
- 1 large avocado
- ½ cup grape tomatoes
- ½ cup diced red onion
- 1 lime
- 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degree Fahrenheit.
- Grease a foil packet and sprinkle frozen mahi pieces in garlic powder, salt, pepper, and oregano.
- Cover in juice of ½ a lemon and seal each piece of mahi mahi in foil
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until fish is fully cooked by showing no pink spots and is flaky.
- Peal and cut cucumber, dice onion, slice tomatoes in half, chop mint and cilantro and cut avocados into chunks, set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl dissolve honey with the juice of 1 lime and juice of half a lemon.
- Stir in cooked mahi mahi chunks and toss in all vegetables and herbs.
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Oh my so so delicious, also fast and easy to make! I have always associated cerviche with shrimp which I can't eat but this is fabulous and my whole family loved it! And very healthy besides! Thanks for this recipe.