Broiled Arctic Char with Basil Sauce and Tomato
A delicate arctic char fillet served with a fresh basil sauce and sliced tomatoes, finished with a brown sugar-vinegar drizzle. This elegant dish combines the rich flavor of the fish with bright, herbaceous notes.
Ingredients
- •½ cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves
- •¼ teaspoon minced garlic
- •⅛ teaspoon salt
- •3½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- •¼ teaspoon packed light brown sugar
- •1 teaspoon red-wine vinegar
- •1 small tomato
- •6 oz arctic char fillet
- •1 whole lemon
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Blanch basil in a 1-quart saucepan of boiling water 15 seconds, then transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Squeeze excess liquid from basil and purée in a blender with garlic, salt, and 3 tablespoons oil.
5 min
- 2.
Preheat broiler. Line rack of a small broiler pan with foil, then oil foil.
5 min
- 3.
Stir together brown sugar and vinegar until sugar is dissolved, then overlap tomato slices on a large plate and drizzle with vinegar mixture. Season with salt.
3 min
- 4.
Put fish, skin side down, on pan, then season with salt and pepper and drizzle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil. Broil fish about 3 inches from heat (without turning) until just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.
8 min
- 5.
Put fish on top of tomatoes and spoon basil sauce on top. Serve with lemon.
2 min
