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Heart Healthy Cookbook Grilled Halibut

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 22, 2013
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Betty Crocker's Heart Healthy Cookbook shares a recipe! Want to add more fish to your diet? Try this tasty grilled fish with salsa.

Heart Healthy Cookbook Grilled Halibut

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 5 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 12
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Ingredients

Grilled Halibut

  • 1 1/2 pounds halibut, tuna or swordfish steaks, 3/4 to 1 inch thick
  • 2 tablespoons canola or soybean oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Tomato-Avocado Salsa

  • 3 medium tomatoes, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 medium avocado, pitted, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 1 small jalapeño chili, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 teaspoons lemon or lime juice

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    If fish steaks are large, cut into 6 serving pieces. Mix remaining ingredients except Tomato-Avocado Salsa in shallow glass or plastic dish. Add fish; turn to coat with marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes but no longer than 2 hours.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix all tomato-avocado salsa ingredients together. Set aside until ready to serve.
  • Step 
    3
    Heat coals or gas grill for diirect heat. Remove fish from marinade; reserve marinade. Cover and grill fish 4 to 5 inches from medium heat 10 to 15 minutes, brushing 2 or 3 times with marinade and turning once, until fish flakes easily with fork. Discard any remaining marinade. Serve fish with salsa.

Nutrition

200 Calories
10g Total Fat
23g Protein
6g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
200
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
7%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
60mg
20%
Sodium
170mg
7%
Potassium
640mg
18%
Total Carbohydrate
6g
2%
Dietary Fiber
3g
10%
Sugars
2g
Protein
23g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
15%
15%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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