Coconut-Lime Poached Mahi-Mahi with Pineapple Salsa

Delicately seared mahi-mahi fillets finish cooking in a fragrant coconut-lime broth, then get crowned with a punchy fresh-pineapple salsa. Light, bright, and totally vacation-worthy!

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Ingredients (serves 2)

Fish & broth
• 2 mahi-mahi fillets (6 oz / 170 g each)
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil
• 1 cup (240 ml) coconut milk (full-fat)
• ¼ cup (60 ml) fish or chicken stock
• Zest + juice of 1 lime
• 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
• 1 small garlic clove, minced
• ½ tsp sea salt
• Fresh cilantro leaves, to finish

Pineapple salsa
• ½ cup diced fresh pineapple
• 2 Tbsp finely diced red bell pepper
• 1 Tbsp minced red onion
• 1 Tbsp chopped cilantro
• 1 tsp lime juice
• Pinch of salt & chili flakes

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Instructions
1. Make salsa – Combine pineapple, bell pepper, onion, cilantro, lime juice, salt & chili flakes. Chill.
2. Sear fish – Pat mahi-mahi dry, season lightly with salt. Heat coconut oil in skillet; sear fillets 2 min per side for color.
3. Poach – Stir coconut milk, stock, lime zest/juice, ginger & garlic into skillet. Simmer gently; nestle fish in broth. Cover and poach 5–6 min until fish flakes.
4. Serve – Transfer fillets to shallow bowls, ladle coconut broth around, top with pineapple salsa and cilantro.

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