Margarita fish

Margarita fish

A quick and healthy fish dinner idea.

TOTAL TIME 15 minutes | SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lime
• 4 x 200 g firm white fish fillets
• 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 500 g cherry truss tomatoes
• 2 tbsp tequila
• 2 tbsp olive oil, extra
• 1 tbsp caster sugar
• 450 g package microwave white long-grain rice
• 2 cups loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

METHOD

HEAT an oiled grill plate. Preheat grill.

CUT lime rind into thin strips; squeeze juice from lime. Combine rind, fish, chili, garlic and oil in a large bowl; season. Cook fish on grill plate about 3 minutes on each side or until cooked through.

MEANWHILE, grill tomatoes until just beginning to split.

COMBINE juice, tequila, extra oil and sugar in a medium bowl, season to taste.

MICROWAVE rice according to packet directions.

SERVE fish with rice; top with tomatoes, coriander and tequila mixture. Accompany with lime wedges if you like.

FOOD TEAM TIP: We used coral trout for this recipe but you can use any firm white fish fillet you like.

Print Recipe

Margarita fish

Serves: 4

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 lime 
• 4 x 200 g firm white fish fillets 
• 1 tsp dried chilli flakes 
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 500 g cherry truss tomatoes 
• 2 tbsp tequila 
• 2 tbsp olive oil, extra 
• 1 tbsp caster sugar 
• 450 g package microwave white long-grain rice 
• 2 cups loosely packed fresh coriander leaves

Instructions

1

Heat an oiled grill plate. Preheat grill. 

2

Cut lime rind into thin strips; squeeze juice from lime. Combine rind, fish, chili, garlic and oil in a large bowl; season. Cook fish on grill plate about 3 minutes on each side or until cooked through. 

3

Meanwhile, grill tomatoes until just beginning to split. 

4

Combine juice, tequila, extra oil and sugar in a medium bowl, season to taste. 

5

Microwave rice according to packet directions.

6

Serve fish with rice; top with tomatoes, coriander and tequila mixture. Accompany with lime wedges if you like. 

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Jezza-Rae Larsen

A food stylist and recipe developer, contributing to Food & Home and other esteemed magazines under Habari Media. I love for creating mouthwatering recipes, I bring culinary visions to life through my work.