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Posted on: Wednesday, March 2, 2005

SEVEN OR LESS
Jalapeño and citrus salsa adds zing to sautéed fish

Associated Press

Fast, easy and fresh, this dish rewards both cook and diners by delivering a lively, bright taste with an unusual combination of ingredients.

Pan-fried mahimahi is served with a jalapeño-peppered citrus salsa in this Bon Appetit recipe.

Bon Appetit

Hot pepper and cool citrus creamy avocado and red onion complement the fish.

The recipe is from Bon Appetit's test kitchen, featured in the magazine's February issue.

It provides for two servings, perhaps a quiet dinner á deux. Blood oranges — so called because of their red flesh — are sometimes available at specialty foods stores (try R. Field at Foodland Beretania or Kailua) but regular or Ka'u oranges work fine, too.

Mahi-Mahi With Orange, Avocado and Red Onion Salsa

  • 1 blood orange or other orange
  • 1/2 cup (1/3-inch cubes) avocado
  • 1/3 cup chopped red onion
  • 2 teaspoons minced red jalapeño
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • Two 6-ounce mahimahi fillets

Using a small sharp knife, cut peel and white pith from orange. Working over small bowl, cut between membranes to release segments.

Add avocado, onion, jalapeño and lime juice to oranges in bowl; stir gently to blend. Season salsa to taste with salt.

Heat oil in heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper.

Add fish to skillet and sauté until brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.

Top each fillet with salsa. Makes 2 servings.

• Per serving: calories, 330; protein, 48 g; fat, 5.7 g; carbohydrate, 11 g; sodium, 90 g.