Swordfish Skewers with Cilantro-Mint Pesto

Name: Swordfish Skewers with Cilantro-Mint Pesto
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 24 cherry tomatoes; 237 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 118 milliliters fresh mint leaves; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 Tbsps chopped green onions; 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice; 2 teaspoons grated lime rind; 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps fresh orange juice; 3 Tbsps fresh orange juice; 1 teaspoon grated orange rind; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 680 grams swordfish fillets, cut into (1 1/4-inch) cubes

Swordfish Skewers with Cilantro-Mint Pesto might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains around 35g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 310 calories. This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up lime juice, olive oil, green onions, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the orange rind you could follow this main course with the Blueberry-Orange Parfaits as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare pesto, combine first 8 ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth.

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Let stand 30 minutes.

Prepare grill to medium-high heat.

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To prepare skewers, combine lime rind and next 5 ingredients (through 2 garlic cloves) in a large zip-top plastic bag.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Lime Peel

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Ziploc Bags

Skewers

Add fish to bag; seal. Marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes, turning bag once.

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Fish

Remove fish from bag; discard marinade. Thread fish and tomatoes alternately onto each of 8 (8-inch) skewers; sprinkle evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Skewers

Place skewers on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 6 minutes or until desired degree of doneness, turning every 2 minutes.

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Serve with pesto.

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Servings:

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freshly ground black pepper 24

cherry tomatoes 237milliliters

fresh cilantro leaves 118milliliters

fresh mint leaves 1

garlic clove, minced 2

garlic cloves, minced 2Tbsps

chopped green onions 1Tbsp

fresh lime juice 2teaspoons

grated lime rind 2teaspoons

extra-virgin olive oil 2Tbsps

fresh orange juice 3Tbsps

fresh orange juice 1teaspoon

grated orange rind 0teaspoons

salt 2teaspoons

sugar 680grams

swordfish fillets, cut into (1 1/4-inch) cubes

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Fish. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. One wine you could try is Alois Lageder Terran Alpina Pinot Grigio Vigneti delle Dolomiti. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 16 dollars.