Seared Opah with Papaya-Avocado Salsa
This seared opah with papaya-avocado salsa is a mouth-watering combination of sweet and tart fruits, buttery fish and creamy avocados. Takes you to the tropics - in less than 30 minutes!
Servings 5 servings
Ingredients
- ½ lemon juiced,
- 1 pound opah or other firm fish
- extra virgin olive oil about 2 tablespoons
- salt and pepper to taste
For the Salsa:
- ½ papaya or mango if that is more readily available, diced
- ½ cup pineapple diced
- 1 ripe avocado diced
- ½ lemon juiced
- ½ lime juiced
- zest of 1 lemon
- ½ orange juiced
- ¼ cup sweet or red onion minced
- 1 tablespoon cilantro coarsely chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh black pepper
Instructions
- Cut opah into smaller fillets the same width as the fillet is thick so that it will sear evenly.
- Squeeze lemon all over all sides of fish.
- Salt and pepper all sides of fish.
- Heat olive oil in frying pan. Sear fish over high heat for about 1-2 minutes per side so that the inside is still pink.
- Serve on plates with the papaya-avocado salsa.
Notes
For opah, substitute other fresh, sashimi-quality fish such as ahi tuna, salmon fillet, mahi-mahi, or monchong.