Pan-Seared Mahi-Mahi with Oranges and Olives
Delicate mahi-mahi fillets pan-seared and finished in the oven with a bright citrus sauce, complemented by briny olives, fresh oranges, and aromatic herbs. This elegant seafood dish combines Mediterranean flavors with tropical fish.
Ingredients
- •6 piece mahi-mahi fillets
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •2 teaspoons orange peel
- •¾ cup fresh orange juice
- •2 tablespoons butter
- •1 large shallot
- •½ teaspoon saffron threads
- •¾ cup green olives
- •3 whole oranges
- •⅓ cup fresh basil
- •1 tablespoon fresh chives
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Place fish in shallow bowl or glass baking dish. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil, sprinkle with orange peel, and pour juice over; turn to coat.
5 min
- 2.
Melt butter with 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick ovenproof skillet over high heat. Remove fish from marinade, reserving marinade; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook fish until light brown, about 3 minutes. Turn fish over; add shallot. Cook 1 minute. Stir saffron into reserved marinade; pour marinade over fish. Add olives and half of orange segments. Transfer skillet to oven; roast fish until cooked through, about 6 minutes.
10 min
- 3.
Transfer fish to platter; top with remaining orange segments. Spoon sauce with oranges and olives around fish. Sprinkle with basil and chives and serve.
3 min
