
Ota ika - raw fish salad
Fish marinated in coconut cream, lemon juice and seasonal summer vegetables.

SERVES6
TIME TO MAKE1 - 2 hours
MEAL TYPEDinner
TIME TO MAKE1 - 2 hours
MEAL TYPEDinner
Find more great recipes and view nutritional information for this recipe on our website.
Follow our step-by-step recipe guide.
Method
- Rinse the fish and cut into cubes.
- Place in a shallow dish and cover with the lemon juice.
- Leave to marinate for at least 1 hour in the fridge.
- Drain off the lemon juice.
- Add the spring onions, cucumber, tomatoes, pepper, coconut cream and water.
- Season with pepper and mix well.
- Transfer to a serving bowl, cover and chill before serving.
Tips
- The longer the fish is left to marinate the more the fish will cook.
- 1 kgfresh fish fillets, mullet or gurnard
- 2lemons, juice only
- 3 smallspring onions, chopped finely
- 1cucumber, seeds removed, chopped into bite-size pieces
- 2tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2green or yellow pepper, chopped
- 1 1/2 cupscoconut cream
- 1 cupwater
- pepper, to taste
Per serve
- Energy1364kJ
- Total Fat18.3g
- Saturated Fat10.8g
- Total Carbohydrate7.1g
- Sugars5.2g
- Dietary Fibre3.1g
- Protein33.5g
- Sodium138mg
Follow our step-by-step recipe guide.
Method
- Rinse the fish and cut into cubes.
- Place in a shallow dish and cover with the lemon juice.
- Leave to marinate for at least 1 hour in the fridge.
- Drain off the lemon juice.
- Add the spring onions, cucumber, tomatoes, pepper, coconut cream and water.
- Season with pepper and mix well.
- Transfer to a serving bowl, cover and chill before serving.
Tips
- The longer the fish is left to marinate the more the fish will cook.
Ingredients
- 1 kgfresh fish fillets, mullet or gurnard
- 2lemons, juice only
- 3 smallspring onions, chopped finely
- 1cucumber, seeds removed, chopped into bite-size pieces
- 2tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2green or yellow pepper, chopped
- 1 1/2 cupscoconut cream
- 1 cupwater
- pepper, to taste
Ingredients
- 1 kgfresh fish fillets, mullet or gurnard
- 2lemons, juice only
- 3 smallspring onions, chopped finely
- 1cucumber, seeds removed, chopped into bite-size pieces
- 2tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2green or yellow pepper, chopped
- 1 1/2 cupscoconut cream
- 1 cupwater
- pepper, to taste
Nutrition Facts
Per serve
- Energy1364kJ
- Total Fat18.3g
- Saturated Fat10.8g
- Total Carbohydrate7.1g
- Sugars5.2g
- Dietary Fibre3.1g
- Protein33.5g
- Sodium138mg
Follow our step-by-step recipe guide.
Method
- Rinse the fish and cut into cubes.
- Place in a shallow dish and cover with the lemon juice.
- Leave to marinate for at least 1 hour in the fridge.
- Drain off the lemon juice.
- Add the spring onions, cucumber, tomatoes, pepper, coconut cream and water.
- Season with pepper and mix well.
- Transfer to a serving bowl, cover and chill before serving.
Tips
- The longer the fish is left to marinate the more the fish will cook.
Heart disease is New Zealand’s single biggest killer
You can save lives by funding research