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Cebiche de Pescado

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 680 gm fresh whitefish fillets, red snapper or halibut
  • 250 ml fresh lime juice, about 4 limes
  • 125 ml olive oil
  • 2 cloves crushed garlic
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1/2 tsp whole thyme
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 green or red pepper, cleaned and chopped
  • Tabasco or Chinese red chili paste with garlic
  • Fresh ground black pepper
  • 4 green onions, chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, diced

Directions

  1. Cut fish into very thin, small slices. Marinate in lime juice for 1 1/2 hours. Mix together olive oil, garlic, oregano, thyme, coriander, hot pepper sauce or chili paste and black pepper for the dressing. After the fish has marinated, blend in the pepper, green onions, tomatoes and dressing. Stir gently to blend. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Place the salad on a big bed of lettuce and garnish it with avocado slices.