Mahi Mahi with Sauteed Kale, Corn & Beets

I don't usually post recipes, but yesterday I whipped up a quick healthy and tasty dinner for my family that I would like to share.  I'm not a big fan of seafood, but my husband is so I decided to make an effort to purchase more fish when I do my grocery shopping.  The past week or so I have been dealing with a very stubborn and painful migraine, so cooking dinner hasn't been something I've been wanting to nor really able to do much over the last few days.  I had some mahi mahi fillets in the refrigerator and fish is pretty quick and simple to make so I made up a quick marinade/seasoning and threw some veggies together.  I used frozen kale, canned sweet corn, and some sliced beets for the side dish.  What turned out was fragrant, tasty, and very pretty to look at!

I'm pretty sure any fish would work in this recipe, so use whatever you have on hand.  Tilapia or salmon would probably be nice with the marinade.  Don't want to use fish?  Chicken breast cutlets would be just as tasty!  I didn't let the fish marinate because it was getting late but it still came out very flavorful.  If you don't have any kale, spinach would work just as well.  I like to keep my freezer stocked with frozen veggies as they are the next best thing to having fresh produce and they keep longer.  But, fresh is good too!

Eating cleaner and healthier has been a big focus for me and my family, so I'm really proud of how this came out.  I hope you try it for your family and that you enjoy it as much as mine did!

Mahi Mahi with Kale, Corn and Beets

By Jaime M. Sanders
Published 02/03/2014

A light, healthy, and very flavorful meal!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp spicy brown mustard
• 1 tbsp agave nectar
• 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp lemon pepper
• 1-2 tsp finely chopped cilantro
• 4 fillets mahi mahi
• 1 16 oz bag frozen chopped kale
• 1 15 oz can sweet corn, no salt added
• 1 16 oz jar sliced beets, drained and chopped
• 1 tsp Celtic sea salt or kosher salt
• 1 tsp lemon pepper
• 1/4-1/2 tsp ground ginger

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400° F. Combine all ingredients up to the mahi mahi. Place fillets in a resealable plastic storage bag, then add marinade. Lay flat and let marinate for 20 minutes in the refrigerator. Put fillets in a baking dish, reserving the marinade and bake for 20 minutes or until fish easily flakes with a fork. Heat marinade in a small pot until slightly thickened and heated through, about 5 minutes.
2. While fish is baking, in a large bowl add the kale, corn, beets, salt, lemon pepper and ginger. Mix well to combine. Heat olive or coconut oil in a large skillet. Add vegetables and saute until heated through, about 8-10 minutes.
3. Serve fish over vegetables with sauce on the side. Brown rice or quinoa would make a great accompaniment.

Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 00:10
Cook time: 00:30
Tags: mahi mahi, fish, food, healthy recipes