Brown Butter Lime Mahi Mahi with Avocado Salsa

4.85 from 13 votes

Brown Butter Lime Mahi Mahi with Avocado Salsa

Mahi Mahi is a tender filet cooked golden brown then in soaked in a brown butter sauce and garnished with a fresh avocado salsa. An irresistible Dinner!

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Total Time30

Course: Dinner, entree, Main Course, main dish

Cuisine: American, Caribbean, Seafood

Keyword: avocado salsa, brown butter lime mahi mahi, brown butter lime mahi mahi recipe, brown butter lime mahi mahi with avocado salsa, brown butter lime mahi mahi with avocado salsa recipe, grilled salmon with avocado salsa recipe, how to cook mahi mahi, mahi mahi recipe

Servings: servings

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 mahi mahi fish filets
salt
ground black pepper

Brown Butter Lime Sauce

6 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Avocado Salsa

1 large diced avocado about 1 cup
1 diced Roma tomato about ½ cup
¼ cup diced red onion
½ cup corn
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro
⅛ teaspoons salt

Instructions

Heat a large 12 or 14-inch skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season 4 mahi mahi fish filets with salt and ground black pepper, then add them to the skillet and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side, until golden in color and it reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
Remove the fish from the skillet and set it aside on a plate.

Brown Butter Lime Sauce

Add 6 tablespoons unsalted butter to the skillet and heat over medium-low heat. Swirl the butter around occasionally until it has become light brown and gives off a nutty fragrance.
Turn off the heat and whisk in3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, 1 teaspoons honey, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, ½ teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon ground black pepper.
Add the fish back to the skillet and coat the filets in the sauce. Heat over medium-low heat until warmed through.

Avocado Salsa

Add 1 large diced avocado , 1 diced Roma tomato , ¼ cup diced red onion , ½ cup corn, 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro, and ⅛ teaspoons salt to a medium bowl and stir to combine.
Top the mahi mahi with the avocado salsa and serve immediately.

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