How To Make Mexican Ceviche

Ingredients for seviche

1 package of tostadas

This is a picture of the ingredients that will be used for the recipe to make authentic Mexican seviche ( ceviche ) - including fish, limes, avocado, tomatoes, onion and cilantro.

1 pound of Orange Roughy or Tilalpia
the juice of 3 limes
1 avocado (chopped)
2 tomatoes (medium size)
1/2 cup onion (chopped)
2 cups cilantro (chopped)
1 teaspoon salt

Instructions For Seviche

Here are the steps for preparing the Mexican Seviche, just as it's done in Mexico.

Here some of the ingredients of the Mexican Ceviche recipe being mixed in a bowl including tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and avacado.

There are many ways to prepare and serve seviche - this recipe serves the seviche on crunchy tostadas and is called Tostadas de Seviche.

Assemble all the ingredients you'll need, including 1 pound of fish, 3 limes, 1 avocado, 2 tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and salt. Begin by washing the fish. Then, to cube it, you first cut it into strips about 1/2 inch wide like this, then cut the strips into small cubes like this.

Next make the lime juice, by cutting the limes and straining through a small strainer like this one. When you're done straining, add the lime juice to the bowl of chopped fish.

Add salt to taste, them mix, cover and set aside in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

This is a picture of the finished ceviche made from this recipe, served with round tostadas as a meal or appetizer.

Meanwhile, chop the onion, tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro as shown here. Mix these into a bowl.

After the fish and lime has been refrigerated for 2 hours, mix the fish with the tomatoes, avocado, onion, and cilantro like this.

Let this sit for 20 minutes and serve on 5 inch crunch tostadas.

Enjoy!