Halibut w/ White Wine Sunkist® Lemon Butter Sauce and Sunkist® Blood Orange Salad
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serve count: 2
Ingredients
HALIBUT ingredients 12 oz. halibut, divided into two 6-ounce fillets 1 1/2 tbsp avocado oil, for pan searing salt, to season the fish black pepper, to season the fish WHITE WINE LEMON BUTTER ingredients 1/4 cup unsalted butter 2 tsp garlic minced, minced, about 2 cloves 2 tbsp lemon juice, fresh squeezed Sunkist® lemons 1/4 cup dry white wine, Sauvignon Blanc or similar pinch salt, to taste CITRUS SALAD ingredients 3 1/2 cups arugula 1 tbsp olive oil salt, to taste cracked black pepper, to taste 2 Sunkist® Blood oranges, segmented 1/3 cup red onion, thinly sliced 1/4 cup almonds, sliced and toasted
Method
HALIBUT
Directions
- Pat the halibut dry with a paper towel.
- Season with salt, black pepper and a drizzle of avocado oil.
- Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Add the avocado oil.
- Once the oil is hot but not smoking, add the halibut meat side down to the pan and sear for 4-5 minutes. Do not move the fish in the pan as you want to get an optimal sear.
- Using a fish spatula carefully flip the fish and cook for another 3-4 minutes or until the fish is no longer translucent and is slightly firm to the touch. If it feels hard, it is overcooked.
- Cooking time will depend on the size of the fillets. The internal temp should be 130-135 degrees for a flaky, soft fish. Remove the fish from the pan.
WHITE WINE LEMON BUTTER
Directions
- Using the same pan, add 2 tablespoons unsalted butter.
- Once the butter is melted add the minced garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
- Next, add the fresh squeezed Sunkist® lemon juice and white wine. Bring to a gentle boil. Once reduced by about half, reduce the heat to low and add the remaining butter. Stir well.
- Season with a pinch of salt and serve immediately.
CITRUS SALAD
Directions
- Segment two Sunkist® Blood oranges.
- Add the arugula to a mixing bowl. Drizzle it with olive oil, salt and black pepper. Toss together until well coated.
- Next, top the arugula with the segmented oranges, thinly sliced red onion, and toasted almond slices. Gently toss everything together. Set aside.