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    Home > Meal Type > Main Dishes

    Swordfish with a Spicy Fruity Salsa

    Last Updated: Jun 28, 2025 · First Published: Apr 6, 2016
    Author: Claire | Sprinkles and Sprouts · Comment: 4 Comments

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    5 from 1 vote

    Firm meaty swordfish served with a spicy, fresh and fruity salsa. This dish is the perfect dish for bringing Summer into Autumn or welcoming in the warmer weather of Spring. In fact it is perfect all year around!!!!

    Firm meaty swordfish served with a fresh, fruity and slightly spicy salsa. This dish is the perfect dish for bring summer into Autumn or welcoming in the warmer weather of Spring. In fact it is perfect all year around!!!!

    I am Claire and I am an igniter of tastebuds! (Do Read On!!!)

    I have been doing a course for the last 8 weeks, a mumpreneur course. A inspiring course that has taught me so many things about how to run a business from home and hopefully how to turn my little blog and love of cooking into a fully functioning bill paying business. I have dreams one day of building a wonderful cabin in the garden and running cookery classes. That is a long way off, but I am on my way with an in-home cookery class booked in and a request for a second one to be confirmed.

    Which is where the phrase 'I am Claire and I am an igniter of tastebuds' comes from. We had to write a tag line/introductory line. I won't lie, mine was rubbish!!! It didn't sparkle. It didn't really show the passion that I feel. So our co-ordinator wrote one for me, I was then challenged to make sure it appeared on the blog. Well Belle and Amanda it is in here.... twice 😉

    Firm meaty swordfish served with a fresh, fruity and slightly spicy salsa. This dish is the perfect dish for bring summer into Autumn or welcoming in the warmer weather of Spring. In fact it is perfect all year around!!!!

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    BUT, I do actually think this dish ignites your tastes buds! It is such a simple dish but with such an wonderful mix of tastes and textures. You have firm fish, some beautifully sweet nectarine, the spice from the chillies, the crunch of the red onion, the zesty fresh taste of lime, grassy herbs and a perfect hint of salt. I am so in love with this salsa, that I demolished my fish almost as soon as I was done shooting.....then I may have eaten the fruity salsa off the other plate too!!! I had to make an extra batch for Stew 😳 obviously I had to eat some of that too!!!! Salsa overload???? Nah!! Fruity Salsa loving!

    Firm meaty swordfish served with a fresh, fruity and slightly spicy salsa. This dish is the perfect dish for bring summer into Autumn or welcoming in the warmer weather of Spring. In fact it is perfect all year around!!!!

    This would work well with chicken or pork, and it is also great stuffed into homemade flour tortillas (get my recipe here) 🙂

    So cook this up, pour a glass of wine and tell everyone you are igniting their taste buds 😉

    Enjoy.

    Firm meaty swordfish served with a fresh, fruity and slightly spicy salsa. This dish is the perfect dish for bring summer into Autumn or welcoming in the warmer weather of Spring. In fact it is perfect all year around!!!! Firm meaty swordfish served with a fresh, fruity and slightly spicy salsa. This dish is the perfect dish for bring summer into Autumn or welcoming in the warmer weather of Spring. In fact it is perfect all year around!!!!

    Claire x

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    Firm meaty swordfish served with a fresh, fruity and slightly spicy salsa. This dish is the perfect dish for bring summer into Autumn or welcoming in the warmer weather of Spring. In fact it is perfect all year around!!!!

    Swordfish with a Spicy Fruity Salsa

    Claire | Sprinkle and Sprouts
    Firm meaty swordfish served with a fresh, fruity and slightly spicy salsa. This dish is the perfect dish for bring summer into Autumn or welcoming in the warmer weather of Spring. In fact it is perfect all year around!!!!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 15 minutes mins
    Servings 2

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 ripe nectarines
    • ½ red onion
    • ½ small red capsicum
    • 1 chilli - red or green
    • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
    • ½ tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
    • 2 swordfish steaks
    • 2 tablespoon chopped coriander
    • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
    • sea salt flakes
    • Lime for garnish

    Instructions
     

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    • Cut the nectarines in half and then twist them, remove the stones and cut the flesh into bite sized chunks.
    • Finely dice the red onion, red capsicum and chilli.
    • Mix everything together and then dress with the lime juice and olive oil. Mix through the coriander, parsley and a pinch of salt then set aside.
    • Place a heavy based frying pan over a medium high heat.
    • Pat the swordfish steaks dry and rub them with a small amount of oil.
    • Fry the swordfish for 2-3 minutes on each side.
    • Serve the fish with plenty of salsa and an extra sprinkling of course sea salt.
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    Nutrition is per serving

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    Comments

    1. Dorothy Dunton says

      April 07, 2016 at 12:40 am

      Hi Claire! What a lovely delicious combination! Swordfish is one of my favorites. Your in home cooking classes sound like they would be so much fun! My sister in law does a small bakery class at home on Saturdays and she really enjoys it.

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        April 10, 2016 at 9:07 pm

        We love swordfish too, so firm and meaty 🙂

        I can't wait to get them off the ground, I am pretty excited!

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    2. amanda reid says

      April 06, 2016 at 3:34 pm

      Yay to the Igniter of Taste Buds ?

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        April 10, 2016 at 9:06 pm

        Hehe 😉

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