📍 Todos Santos

Smoked marlin ceviche

Name: Smoked marlin ceviche
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 300 g flaked smoked marlin; 3 chopped tomatoes; 1/2 chopped onion; 1 chopped serrano chile; Juice of 4 limes; Chopped cilantro; Salt and pepper to taste; Tostadas to serve

· Street food

A fresh ceviche made with smoked marlin, tomato, onion, and lime, a coastal specialty of Todos Santos.

Editorial content by WorldBites · 2026-10-04 · Contact

⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings📊 Easy🏷 Commonly associated🌱 Gluten-free🌱 Dairy-free

Preparation: 20 min
Cooking: 0 min
Waiting and resting: 0 min

History

Todos Santos, a Pueblo Magico of Baja California Sur between La Paz and Cabo San Lucas, is famous for its seafood cooking. Smoked marlin, very typical of the peninsula, becomes a juicy, flavorful ceviche served on a tostada, one of the town's most sought-after treats.

Ingredients

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Preparation

1
Flake the smoked marlin and remove any bones.
2
Mix the fish with the tomato, onion, and chile.
3
Add the lime juice and let it rest a few minutes to take on flavor.
4
Stir in the cilantro and adjust the salt and pepper.
5
Serve cold over tostadas.
6
Serve with hot salsa and avocado to taste.

Cooking tips

Use commercial smoked fish labeled ready to eat and keep refrigerated until mixing.

Technique and preparation

What to check during preparation

Check that the marlin is cooked and ready to eat; smoking does not always describe the same processing method. Follow the package storage directions. Shred and check for bones before mixing. Drain watery tomato and add lime gradually. This dish is assembled cold: lime contributes flavor rather than replacing cooking. Keep refrigerated and spoon onto tostadas just before serving.