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Last Updated on September 17, 2020 by Tracy
This Citrus Marinade is light and full of flavorful. Be adventurous and grab some swordfish and make this delicious Grilled Swordfish with Citrus Marinade for dinner!
Citrus Marinade Grilled Swordfish Recipe
I had some amazing Swordfish from Anderson Seafoods that was calling my name this past weekend, and since my grill is now ready for use – I decided it was the perfect time to get grilling! So, I got a little creative and made this Citrus Marinade Grilled Swordfish. The grill isn’t just for burgers and steaks 😉
I wanted to do a light Citrus Marinade, so I got all the delicious flavors of citrus ready. If you are not a Tequila fan or don’t have any in the house – you can easily leave it out. It does NOT leave a strong flavor of Tequila, it just works well with the citrus.
Once you have all your citrus marinade ingredients mixed well, you just pour them into a ziploc bag and add in your Swordfish. I let mine marinate for about 5 hours, but you could easily do longer.
This citrus marinade would also be fabulous on other fish!
Just look how beautifully the swordfish cooked up on the grill! We loved this one. I served it with squash and rice. You can easily cook the squash up on the grill too, just slice it up, add in your favorite seasoning and wrap it in aluminum foil.
Now, here is my Grilled Swordfish Citrus Marinade Recipe. Be sure to Print It and Pin It so that you can make it again and again.
Citrus Marinated Grilled Swordfish
Equipment
- Grill
Ingredients
- 2 4-6 oz swordfish steaks (each about 3/4 inch thick) I got mine from Anderson Seafoods
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 2 tbsp honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce I used low sodium
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1½ tbsp tequila
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp minced ginger powder would work too if you have that
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients (besides the swordfish) into a medium size bowl and mix well
- Place the swordfish into a ziploc bag
- Pour the marinade into bag with the swordfish
- Place the bag into the refrigerator and allow it to marinate for at least 4 hours
- Remove swordfish from bag and place on hot grill
- Cook on each side for 4-6 mins or until cooked throughout - it will be easy to cut and flaky
- Enjoy!
Notes
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I hope you enjoy this Citrus Marinated Grilled Swordfish Recipe as much as we do!
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This looks very delicious. Thank you for the recipe. May have to give this a try.
Thank you Denise!
my husband would love this .his birthday is in a week I might make this for him
Let me know if you try it!! And happy early birthday to your husband 🙂
this looks very good and easy to do.
Awesome marinade! I bet this is so full of flavor, perfect for grilling season now!
It has been a long time since my husband has cooked us swordfish. What a very good looking new recipe to try for him! Thanks for sharing.
I am not a huge fan of swordfish but this marinade sounds amazing! Will have to try on Salmon or Tuna 😀
That sounds amazing! I’m collecting recipes for grilling season and this one made the top of the list. 🙂 Thank you!
You’re welcome – Enjoy!
Never had swordfish, with this recipe I just might buy it from our local fish monger.
never had this -but this recipe sounds great..thanks for posting it…
This sounds so good. My son loves to fish and catches alot of swordfish. I will be giving this a try.
This marinade looks delish and I love swordfish. Just pinned for future reference!
I am really big into seafood. I love it all. I never had swordfish like this but it sounds amazing. I’ve only eaten it twice once on a grill and one mixed in a casserole on a cruise. I really like it. This recipe is one I will have to try myself. Thank you for sharing.
We are always looking for different ways to prepare another variety of fish…
This looks so good and Iv been wanting to try Swordfish.
I never had this but would like to try it
This looks amazing! I will have to try it.
This looks so easy and tasty. I can make the marinade and let the fish sit. The hubby can man the grill! Perfection!
I am salivating! Can’t wait to give it a try!
I have never had swordfish but it looks wonderful. I also have never had fish cooked on the grill . I’ll have to give it a try with your citrus marinade.
I’ve never tried swordfish before but this recipe looks SO yummy. I think the tequila adds a great flavor with all the other ingredients, especially the soy and garlic. I can’t wait to try this recipe!
I have never tried swordfish. This looks like a great recipe, so I think I’ll try it out.
I am not much of a seafood eater, but this looks really good! It’s making me hungry!
I am a really big fan of fish and you don’t always find a lot of good recipes for it. I definitely want to try this one.
I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
I love swordfish on the grill. I will have to try this marinade.
This looks and sounds absolutely delicious! I love grilled fish. I’ve never had swordfish, but like you said, I’m certain this would be great with any fish. I bet it would also be really good with chicken! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
We love to grill in the summer and always looking for new recipes for fish. Don’t ever know what to put on it to make it taste good. This looks delicious and light.
MMMM! I need to learn how to grille so I can have this! Swordfish with citrus marinade? YES PLEASE! #comecookformeprettyplease
Am always searching for ways to season and cook fish. And even better, love swordfish. Can’t wait to try. #FridaySharefest #TBB
I love this recipe becaue it would not be too strong , yet should impart get flavor.
This looks sooo good. Thank you.
I’ve never tried swordfish before, but this looks amazing! I’ll have to give this a try for my Mom’s birthday in a couple weeks. She loves fish. Thanks for the recipe.
Great flavors for the fish. Need a firm fish to grill it.
It has been a long time since I have had some excellent swordfish, and this looks like a great and outstanding cooking job to me.
never had shord fish before I think will have to try
YUM! Love those flavors and swordfish so big thumbs up from me!
I never tried swordfish but want to try it.
The citrus-marinade-grilled-swordfish looks so good I will have to try this recipe for my family.
I have never tried making swordfish at home, but you make it sound easy and delicious!
I really like swordfish. This sounds like a great recipe. I will be giving it a try. Thank you for sharing
I’ve never tried swordfish. I love fish as long as it’s white, flaky and very mild. No fishy taste.. I like the marinade recipe. I might try it on grilled tuna steak.
I have always wanted to try swordfish. Maybe this will be my first time.
I don’t think I have ever had swordfish, it looks yummy, I can’t wait to give this a try. I’d really like to try that marinade. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
I love eating fish but I have never tried swordfish. I am definitely trying it. Thank you for the recipe.
I can’t get over how delicious this looks! I will have to try it soon!
I don’t think I have ever had swordfish but it looks really good.
We are going to have to make this. We love fish and swordfish is really excellent. I like the citrus, soy, ginger and garlic flavors in this recipe and the tequila adds just that much more.
I know this is three years later, but this recipe came up on Pinterest. My local supermarket was sponsoring a fresh cut swordfish event, and I wanted to make it special. This recipe fit the bill perfectly. I can see using it on other fish (and possibly chicken) as well.
We just had swordfish this past weekend as well 🙂 I am glad you enjoyed it too!
This recipe created the best sword fish I have ever tasted! I can’t imagine trying any other recipes for a ‘fish’ marinade. I have tried this on other fish with the same excellent taste results. Bravo, a superb recipe!
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it!