Mexican Ceviche

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- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins
- Servings: 4-6
About This Recipe
“This dish is a regular served on the beaches of Mexico. Serve it as a seafood appetizer or as a side salad dish. You can alter it to suit your own taste. Make it as spicy or as mild as you wish. My friends all love it. I often use shrimp & fish or shrimp & scallops – when I do this I do not marinate the shrimp as the shrimp tend to get tough. I steam the shrimp and add them a few hours before serving as I mix all the ingredients together. In Mexico when they make this they often add sea water (not recommened). If you are using frozen fish, choose a firm-fleshed fish and make sure it is fully thawed with as much moisture as possible removed.”
Ingredients
- 1 lb halibut fillets (or use a mixture of fish and shrimp) or 1 lb sea bass fillets (or use a mixture of fish and shrimp) or 1 lb red snapper fillet ( or use a mixture of fish and shrimp)
- 5 -6 limes ( Enough Juice to cover fish)
- 1 cup diced fresh tomato
- 1 green pepper, sweet, chopped
- 4 tablespoons chopped parsley or 4 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 2 jalapeno peppers, chopped ( or more to suit your taste)
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 dash Tabasco sauce
- lettuce leaf ( to line serving bowls)
- avocado (optional)
- black olives, sliced ( for garnish) (optional)
Directions
- Dice the fish (approximately 1/2-inch dice if using shrimp use cleaned shrimp).
- Marinate fish in the lime juice in the fridge overnight (this step cooks the fish).
- Stir often.
- Pour off most of the lime juice (just leave it moist).
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Directions
- Add remaining ingredients except lettuce, avocado and olive. Do this preferably a few hours before serving & refrigerate.
- Toss well and arrange in individual serving bowls that are lined with the lettuce leaves.
- If you wish garnish with sliced avocado and sliced black olives.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 (221 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- % Daily Value
- Calories 181.7
- Calories from Fat 20
- 11%
- Amount Per Serving
- % Daily Value
- Total Fat 2.2g
- 3%
- Saturated Fat 0.4g
- 2%
- Cholesterol 68.1mg
- 22%
- Sugars 4.8 g
- Sodium 247.7mg
- 10%
- Total Carbohydrate 15.4g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber 4.2g
- 17%
- Sugars 4.8 g
- 19%
- Protein 27.3g
- 54%
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