Pistachio Nut Crusted Halibut With Roasted Red Pepper Salsa Recipes

PISTACHIO-CRUSTED HALIBUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° F.
• Combine mustard, lemon peel, salt, and pepper (if desired) in a small bowl; mix well.
• Spread mustard mixture evenly on top side of each halibut fillet. Set aside.
• Combine pistachios, corn meal, and parsley in a medium bowl; mix well.
• Press pistachio mixture evenly into top side of each halibut fillet.
• Place halibut in baking dish, pistachio side up. Bake for 8 to10 minutes, or until halibut flakes easily when tested with a fork.

PISTACHIO NUT CRUSTED HALIBUT WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER SALSA

Steps:

• If using rice, start cooking it now. If using cauliflower rice, cook at the end.
• If roasting your own red bell pepper: wash and dry red pepper. Turn cook top burner on med heat and place red pepper right on the burner. Allow pepper to sit on burner till skin turns black, use tongs to rotate the pepper. Keep cooking the pepper till all sides are blackened, turning as each side is charred. Remove pepper, place in bowl and cover with lid or plastic wrap. Let sit for ten minutes while you prepare your other ingredients.
• Dice tomato, avocado and onion. Mince Serrano chili, be sure to wash your hands well after and avoid rubbing your eyes for several hours. Chop cilantro. Place all prepared ingredients except chili in a bowl, stir and set aside. Remove red pepper from bowl and peel the blackened skin off pepper. This can be a little messy. Once blackened skin is removed, dice pepper and add to bowl with other vegetables, stir. Add Serrano chili. Sprinkle with sea salt and squeeze with lime, stir. Set aside.

PISTACHIO-CRUSTED HALIBUT WITH ROASTED BROCCOLINI

Steps:

• Place a rimmed baking sheet in the center of the oven and preheat to 450˚ F. Grate the lemon zest and set aside. Cut the lemon into 4 wedges and add to a large bowl along with the broccolini, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the red pepper flakes. Toss to coat. Spread on the hot baking sheet and roast until crisp-tender and charred, flipping halfway through, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pulse the pistachios in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the reserved lemon zest, panko, za'atar and 1/2 teaspoon salt; pulse to combine. Transfer to a shallow bowl. Press the halibut fillets in the pistachio mixture, turning to fully coat all sides.
• Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add the halibut and cook, turning once, until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side.
• Season the halibut with salt and divide among plates. Serve with the roasted broccolini and lemon wedges.

PISTACHIO-CRUSTED HALIBUT WITH SPICY YOGURT

Steps:

• Put fish in a shallow baking dish, pour milk over it, and chill, covered, turning over once, 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together pistachios and cornmeal in a shallow bowl.
• Remove fish from milk, letting excess drip off. Transfer to a plate and sprinkle all over with salt and pepper, then dredge lightly in cornmeal-pistachio mixture. Transfer to a clean plate as coated.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté fish, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes total.
• While fish cooks, stir together all ingredients for spicy yogurt.
• Serve fish with spicy yogurt on the side.