Korean Sesame and Chile Roasted Mahi-Mahi

Ingredients

• 1 Lemon
• 1 Red Bell Pepper
• 2 Green Onions
• 2 Mahi-Mahi Fillets
• 1 tsp. Gochujang Red Pepper Paste
• 1 Tbsp. Multicolor Sesame Seeds
• 1 oz Honey
• ½ fl. oz. Soy Sauce–Gluten-Free
• 1 tsp. Chopped Ginger
• 2 oz Spinach
• 4 oz Shredded Cabbage
• Olive Oil
• Salt Pepper
• Zest lemon, halve, and juice. Stem, seed, and thinly
• green onions, thinly slice white portions, and juli-
• enne green portions. Rinse mahi-mahi, pat dry, and
• season both sides with a pinch of salt and pepper.

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook Within: Want to get the most juice out of your lemon? Before cutting, we recommend microwaving lemon for 15-20 seconds to “soften” the fruit. Then, gently roll softened fruit on your work surface while pressing on it with your palm. Finally, give yourself some serious mechanical advantage by placing a cut half in between arms of a pair of tongs to make squeezing Gochujang is a staple condiment in Korean cuisine, and not just because it’s delicious. Its abundant Vitamin C and B2 content make it a

2. 2

   Prepare the Ingredients: Zest lemon, halve, and juice. Stem, seed, and thinly slice red bell pepper into sticks (julienne). Trim green onions, thinly slice white portions, and juli- enne green portions. Rinse mahi-mahi, pat dry, and season both sides with a pinch of salt and pepper.

3. 3

   Make the Salad: While fish roasts, whisk together soy sauce, 3 Tbsp. lemon juice, 2 Tbsp. olive oil, ginger, and white spinach, red pepper, and shredded cabbage. Mix and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

4. 4

   Combine gochujang (to taste), sesame seeds,: honey, half the lemon zest (reserve remaining for

5. 5

   Plate the Dish: Place salad on a plate. Serve mahi-mahi on top of salad and garnish fish with green portions of green onion and remaining lemon zest.

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   Heat a medium non-stick oven-safe pan and 2 tsp.: olive oil over medium-high heat. Gently place mahi- mahi in hot pan and cook 3-4 minutes on one side, or until golden brown. Flip, spread sesame chile paste on top, and transfer to oven. Bake 5-7 minutes, or until mahi-mahi reaches a minimum internal tem- perature of 145 degrees. Be careful when removing pan from oven–handle will be hot! recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts • Gochujang is a spicy and slightly sweet paste of chiles and fermented soy commonly found in Korean cuisine. Use to taste or omit from recipe to twice. Half is added to sesame chile paste and remaining garnishes mahi-mahi. used twice. White portions are added to salad, and green portions garnish dish. the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time

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   slice red bell pepper into sticks (julienne). Trim