Catch-of-the-day ceviche

A Mexican side or snack for the galley that fine in moderate seas, about 45 min hands-on.

  • Sides & snacks
  • Mexican
  • ⏱ 45 min
  • 🌊 Sea tolerance 3/5
  • 🌶 Hot
  • 🪨 Bare bones
  • pescatarian
  • gluten-free
  • kosher
  • halal

Ingredients

For 4 servings (one normal-appetite adult each). Per serving in brackets.

  • Fresh fish fillet (white / mahi-mahi)600 g (150 g)
  • Lime240 g (≈ 3.5 limes) (60 g (≈ 1 lime))
  • Red onion120 g (≈ 1 onion) (30 g)
  • Fresh chili20 g (≈ 0.5 chili) (5 g)
  • Coriander / cilantro20 g (5 g)
  • Salt4 g (1 g)

Method

  1. Only very fresh pelagic fish (mahi-mahi, tuna, wahoo) — never reef fish.
  2. Dice fish; cover with lime juice, onion, chili and salt; chill 30 minutes.
  3. Stir in coriander and serve.

In the galley

  • Fine in moderate seas — 3/5 for sea tolerance.
  • Plan ahead: marinate about 0.5 hours before.
  • Stow the main ingredients in the fridge.
  • Contains: Fish — always check the labels of what you buy.

Per serving

🪶 Light

kcal
161
protein
29 g
fat
1 g
carbs
10 g
sugar
3 g
fibre
2 g

From USDA FoodData Central, raw weights — a planning guide, not a label; a few values use a close stand-in.

Nutrition per serving: USDA FoodData Central — SR Legacy (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service), weighted by each ingredient's grams — a planning guide, not a label. Quantities follow standard portion sizes; this recipe hasn't been tested in a real galley yet. How we make recipes

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