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Swordfish Steak with Mango Chutney on Curried Lentils

[heart_this] · Apr 22, 2009 · 49 Comments

Swordfish Steak with Mango Chutney on Curried Lentils

When I was at the fish monger on the weekend I noticed that they had some nice looking swordfish steaks and it reminded me that I had not had swordfish in a really long time. I picked some up immediately and I was wondering what to do with them. When I got home I noticed the jars of the mango chutney that I had just made and I thought that the best way to enjoy those perfect looking steaks was to simply grill them, and a bit of mango chutney to liven things up could not hurt. I still had some lentils left that needed to be used and I though that I would continue with the curry theme that the mango chutney had introduced and I decided to make some curried lentils. I wanted a bunch of vegetables in the lentils and I ended up going with the classic three of onions, carrots and celery and I added some raisins for a bit of sweetness.
I am glad that I kept the swordfish steaks nice and simple and just grilled them because they turned out to be the best swordfish steaks that I have ever had. I ended up grilling them for about 2 minutes per side and they turned out just perfectly cooked through. They were still nice and moist and they had an amazing texture and a great flavour all by themselves. I could easily have eaten the steaks plain but the sweet, tangy and spicy mango chutney also went well with them. The curried lentils rounded out the meal nicely. The swordfish steaks were a great find and it is always nice to find new ways to enjoy my homemade mango chutney.

Swordfish Steak with Mango Chutney on Curried Lentils

Swordfish Steak with Mango Chutney on Curried Lentils

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 2 swordfish steaks
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 2 cups curried lentils (see below)
  • 2 tablespoons mango chutney
directions
  1. Rub the oil onto the swordfish steak and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
  2. Grill until until cooked the desired amount, about 2-4 minutes per side.
  3. Serve on bed of lentils with mango chutney garnish.
Curried Lentils

Curried Lentils

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 small onion (chopped)
  • 1 carrot (chopped)
  • 1 rib celery (chopped)
  • 1 clove garlic (chopped)
  • 1 cup dry lentils
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ~2 cups water (or broth or stock)
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Heat the oil in a pan.
  2. Add the onion, carrot, and celery and saute until tender, about 10-15 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
  4. Add the lentils, curry powder and bay leaf and cover in water.
  5. Simmer covered until the lentils are al dente, about 20-30 minutes, adding the raisins about half way through.
  6. Season lentils with salt and pepper.
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6 Ingredients, Food, Gluten-free, Grill, Main Course, Mango, Recipe, Seafood

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Comments

  1. Dragon says

    April 22, 2009 at 11:57 pm

    Those grill marks on the fish are amazing! Great combination of flavours here.

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  2. VeggieGirl says

    April 23, 2009 at 12:19 am

    LOOOOVE those lentils!!

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  3. Jaime and Jen DISH says

    April 23, 2009 at 12:36 am

    What a perfect combo!!! I bet your dinner was delish! Bravo Kevin!

    Jenifer

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  4. Culinary Cory says

    April 23, 2009 at 12:36 am

    I’ve been on a seafood kick lately. It seems like all my menus for next week are going to have some sort of fish in them. Your swordfish looks amazing.

    Reply
  5. Jeff says

    April 23, 2009 at 12:42 am

    I am a big fan of simple flavors on good seafood. It has such an amazing flavor and why anyone wants to just destroy it with a ton of overpowering flavor is beyond me.

    Nicely done as usualy!

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  6. Ginger says

    April 23, 2009 at 12:44 am

    Love swordfish and this dish sounds wonderful. In fact, swordfish is my favorite fish!! Yum Kevin.

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  7. Sean says

    April 23, 2009 at 1:32 am

    Kevin, all this mango business has finally convinced me that I need to go buy mangoes this weekend!

    I bet the sweetness of the mangoes went amazingly with the curried lentils! Great combination!

    Reply
  8. Christelle says

    April 23, 2009 at 1:34 am

    He he he looks like you’re on a m,ango roll this week :)))

    Reply
  9. [email protected] says

    April 23, 2009 at 1:35 am

    Yum, that looks delicious and healthy.

    Reply
  10. Anonymous says

    April 23, 2009 at 1:41 am

    tsk tsk kevin! am i the only one who thought of the food miles of that meal this lovely earth day???? 🙂

    other than that… it looks DELISH! you never cease to amaze!

    Reply
  11. Ginny says

    April 23, 2009 at 1:46 am

    Oh delicious! Kevin you have astounded me once again! 🙂

    Reply
  12. Sara says

    April 23, 2009 at 1:50 am

    Mmmm, this looks really fantastic. Yum!

    Reply
  13. Patsyk says

    April 23, 2009 at 2:10 am

    That swordfish looks incredible! What a great addition with the chutney.

    Reply
  14. kateypie35 says

    April 23, 2009 at 2:56 am

    I love your blog, and you have some amaaaazing recipes.

    Have you noticed though – lately all your food is orange! Hahah! Gimme some green or something. heh.

    I am gonna try this recipe, it looks yummy!

    Reply
  15. Elizabeth says

    April 23, 2009 at 3:02 am

    Great Grill Marks!

    Reply
  16. Foodie with Little Thyme! says

    April 23, 2009 at 3:50 am

    Great combo. Looks yummy.

    Reply
  17. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    April 23, 2009 at 3:58 am

    A wonderful meal! Flavorful!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  18. Manggy says

    April 23, 2009 at 4:00 am

    Actually it’s been a while since I’ve had swordfish too, but I find it hard to get enthusiastic about them.. Till now. The mango chutney is a great addition!

    Reply
  19. lillian says

    April 23, 2009 at 6:02 am

    Great recipes with the mangoes!I’m insanely jealous!.. All the mangoes I have ever bought here in Greece are hard and green and dry and awful, and taste as though someone sprinkled them with black pepper…or is that the way they are supposed to taste??I hope not!.. By the way Kevin,in your picture,the background looks amazingly like Santorini to me…am I right?Is yours the blog I had seen some great pictures of Greece on??

    Reply
  20. Jan says

    April 23, 2009 at 6:28 am

    I still haven’t ever tried swordfish – I must give it a go. I love the grill marks on yours!

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  21. Anonymous says

    April 23, 2009 at 8:31 am

    I too, haven’t had swordfish in a very long time. It’s not too common here in Spain but within a few weeks I will be moving back to Miami where mangos are plentiful grilling is a must to avoid getting overheating the house.

    Reply
  22. Jeena says

    April 23, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    Hi Kevin,

    What a great dish I love lentils they are so tasty I bet they were fabulous with swordfsh!

    Reply
  23. Joanne says

    April 23, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    This dish looks like it has so many great flavors! I love the curry theme and swordfish is a favorite.

    Reply
  24. Debbie says

    April 23, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    You’ve reminded me how much I love swordfish. Definitely my favorite fish. Haven’t had it in ages and will have to get some soon!

    Reply
  25. Anonymous says

    April 23, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    drooling..

    Reply
  26. Kelly says

    April 23, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    Oh yum! I love swordfish, and your curried lentils sounds like they would be wonderful with the meaty fish. I like make my swordfish with a brown butter balsamic vinaigrette over greens or even pasta.

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  27. Marta says

    April 23, 2009 at 2:57 pm

    I think Barefoot Contessa has something like seared tune with mango salsa. This reminds me of that dish. But, I’ve got to say, yours looks better!!! Good job! Keep using up those mangoes!

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  28. Maggie says

    April 23, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    Mmm. Sounds like a great combination. Haven’t had swordfish for awhile (I think they’re supposed to be high in mercury) but it’s always fun to see people cooking fish up in different ways! I bet this would be nice with halibut, too!

    Reply
  29. Melissa says

    April 23, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    Sounds delicious! What a lovely summer dish.

    Reply
  30. Anonymous says

    April 23, 2009 at 5:39 pm

    swordfish steak is one of my favorites at a certain dining out place I go to. I’ve only had it cajun style and love it. Yours looks great too though.

    Reply
  31. [email protected] says

    April 23, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    Amazing!!

    I’ve never had swordfish before, but you make it look so easy to make!

    Nice one Kevin!

    Reply
  32. Anonymous says

    April 23, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    As usual, another delish meal.

    Reply
  33. meeso says

    April 23, 2009 at 6:54 pm

    Swordfish is such an awesome fish… and topped with a mango chutney, wow!

    Reply
  34. Cathy - wheresmydamnanswer says

    April 23, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    Another Winner!! Looks wonderful

    Reply
  35. Pam says

    April 23, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    I love seeing what you do with all your mango chutney!

    Reply
  36. Karen says

    April 23, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    I haven’t had swordfish in a way long time and it’s a favorite! Hard to find decent seafood in the middle of nowhere!

    Reply
  37. My Carolina Kitchen says

    April 23, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    What a gorgeous photo of the swordfish. Great ideas with the mango chutney and the curry lentils. Thanks for this recipe – I’ll have to give it a try.
    Sam

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  38. Natashya says

    April 23, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    Looks delish, Kevin! Healthy too.

    Reply
  39. Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says

    April 24, 2009 at 1:11 am

    Nice to put a kind of Indian/Caribbean spin on swordfish. I’m bookmarking this one.

    Reply
  40. mark says

    April 24, 2009 at 2:55 am

    the curried lentils look like a nice complement to your swordfish.

    Reply
  41. Paula says

    April 24, 2009 at 5:02 am

    This looks like a great combo. I especially like the curried lentils. I bet the raisins tasted wonderful in it. YUM!

    Reply
  42. Chef Fresco says

    April 24, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    Looks awesome! What a great combo of flavors!

    Reply
  43. Kevin says

    April 24, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    lillian: Mangoes should not taste like pepper. They should be nice and juicy and sweet.

    I am jealous of you as well, as you get such amazing figs! Here I can only ever find really small ones with little or no flavour. When I was in Greece on vacation last year they were in season and they were huge and juicy and so full of flavour. I was buying them by the container full and bringing them back to my hotel room to enjoy whenever I could find them.

    Yes the photo was taken in Santorini. I had a link to some of the photos that I took when I was on vacation in Greece up for a while after I got back. You can find them here: http://picasaweb.google.com/lynch.kevin/Greece2008#

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  44. Peter M says

    April 25, 2009 at 12:50 am

    Great dish from top to bottom – love those grill marks.

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  45. Nickie Nix says

    April 25, 2009 at 5:06 am

    Great idea! Exactly when do you add the curry powder to the lentil dish? It didn’t say in the directions.

    Reply
  46. Kevin says

    April 25, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    Nickie Nix: Sorry about that, add them along with the lentils. Recipe updated.

    Reply
  47. Anonymous says

    April 25, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    Hey, ive been following your blog for a while and trying out the recipes, good job! I tried this with tuna steaks instead of swordfish (none in the store), it was fabulous!

    Reply
  48. Jeanne says

    April 27, 2009 at 11:07 am

    Swordfish is definitely best left simple – and I’m a huge believer in sweet relishes with game fish. This looks perfect!

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  49. Le Pirouette says

    September 20, 2011 at 10:16 pm

    Hi Kevin! Thanks for sharing this. I had some fish steaks and I was running out of ideas on what to make out of them. I also happened to have some homemade mango chutney and so this is what my boy has in his lunch box today. Thanks a bunch!

    Nicole

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