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.

6 servings
18 min

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
  • cup fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chives

Cooking Instructions

  1. 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. 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. 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

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