Tomato Poached Halibut With Arugula Olive And Orange Salad Recipes

TOMATO-POACHED HALIBUT

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add poblano peppers and onion; cook and stir 4-6 minutes or until tender., Stir in tomatoes, olives, garlic, pepper and salt. Bring to a boil. Adjust heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Add fillets. Cook, covered, 8-10 minutes or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with lemon wedges and, if desired, bread.

POACHED HALIBUT WITH TOMATO AND BASIL

Steps:

• Season fish with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet add the oil.
• Arrange fish in the pan and turn to coat in oil, then add garlic, shallots and wine.
• Top each fillet of fish with 1/4 of the tomatoes.
• Place the pan on the stove top and bring the liquid to a boil over medium high heat.
• Top the pan with a tight fitting lid and reduce heat to moderate.
• Cook fish 8 to 10 minutes until opaque and flaky, but not dry.
• Carefully transfer fish topped with tomatoes to dinner plates or serving plate with a thin spatula.
• Spoon pan juices over the fish.
• Squeeze the wedge of lemon over the cooked fish and top each fillet with lots of torn or shredded basil.
• Serve immediately.

OIL-POACHED HALIBUT WITH FENNEL, TOMATOES, AND MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Generously season fish with salt. Coat the bottom of a 3-to-4-quart saucepan or small pot with oil, then nestle fish pieces in, skin-sides down. Add just enough oil to fully submerge fish (about1 cup); attach a deep-fry thermometer to pan. Heat over medium until oil reaches 150 degrees. Reduce heat to low to maintain temperature (remove pan from heat briefly if it climbs above 150 degrees). Cook until fish turns opaque and is just cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes, depending on thickness. Remove with a fish spatula or slotted spoon, allowing excess oil to drip back into pot; transfer to a plate, skin-sides up, and loosely.cover with foil to keep warm.
• While the fish is cooking; in a small pot, combine potatoes, 1 tablespoon salt, and enough water to submerge potatoes by about 2 inches. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium; simmer potatoes until tender and easily pierced with the tip of a knife., 10-12 minutes. Drain; press potatoes through a ricer back into pot (or, for a chunkier potatoes, use a potato masher). Cover to keep warm.
• Add fennel wedges, tomatoes, olives, and rosemary to pan, adding more oil to fully submerge ifnecessary. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until oil temperature reaches 210 degrees. Reduce heat to medium-low to maintain temperature and continue cooking until fennel is tender and easily pierced with the tip of a knife, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove vegetable mixture with a slotted spoon,reserving oil for potatoes.
• Add milk and 1/4 cup reserved oil to potatoes, stirring until smooth. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and more oil. Remove skin from fish and serve over potatoes, with vegetable mixture and a drizzle of poaching oil.

GRILLED HALIBUT STEAKS ON A BED OF ARUGULA WITH TOMATO SALAD AND GREMOLATA

Steps:

• Make the tomato salad: In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients and set aside.
• Make the gremolata: Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix. Set aside.
• Make the halibut: Place the olive oil and lemon juice in a large baking dish (or you can use a re-sealable baggie). Rinse the fish and pat it dry, season with the salt and pepper. Place the fish in the dish or re-sealable baggie, turning once to coat with the marinade. Let the fish marinate for 10 minutes at room temperature.
• Scatter the clean arugula on a 19-inch round or oval platter. Grill the fish over a medium hot fire for 5 to 6 minutes per side, until the flesh is opaque through to the center. When finished grilling, remove the hot fish immediately to the platter of arugula. Top with the tomato mixture, and sprinkle the gremolata over the top of the tomatoes. Serve immediately.

MARIO BATALI'S OVEN-POACHED HALIBUT IN OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• Put a rack in the middle of the oven, and preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
• Pat the fish fillets dry, then sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Allow the seasoned fish to stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Chop half of the capers.
• Arrange half of the lemon slices in one layer in an 8-inch square glass baking dish. Arrange the fish fillets in one layer over the lemon slices. Top with all of the capers, the remaining lemon slices, and the 3 tablespoons of parsley, then pour the oil over the composed fish.
• Bake, covered, until the fish just flakes and is cooked throughout - 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Serve the fish with some of the lemon slices, capers, and oil spooned over. Sprinkle with parsley leaves.
• COOK'S NOTE:
• To reuse the leftover olive oil, strain it through a paper towel-lined sieve and allow it to cool to room temperature. It will keep, covered and refrigerated, for up to 1 week.
• Recipe adapted from: the website of The Jane Pauley Show (on which the technique was demonstrated).

TOMATO-POACHED HALIBUT WITH ARUGULA, OLIVE AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil a Dutch oven or deep rondeau pan over medium heat. Add the onions, peppers, garlic, jalapeno and a pinch of salt and cook until the vegetables are tender and slightly caramelized, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the cumin, paprika and cayenne and toast for a minute before stirring in the tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 15 minutes, until all of the flavors come together. Remove from the heat and stir in the sherry vinegar to taste.
• Season the fish pieces on both sides and nestle into the sauce, leaving spacing in between. Roast, uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes, until the fish is cooked through.
• In the meantime, remove the rind and segment the orange, reserving any juice. To a mixing bowl, add the arugula, olives and orange segments. Add in some of the orange juice and drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season with salt and toss to coat the arugula.
• Place a piece of halibut onto a plate with a scoop of the tomato mixture. Top with some arugula salad and serve.