Grilled Halibut with Basil-Shallot Butter
Succulent halibut fillets grilled to perfection and topped with a fragrant compound butter made with fresh basil, shallots, and lemon zest. This elegant seafood dish is both simple to prepare and bursting with flavor.
Ingredients
- •1½ cups fresh basil leaves
- •1 large shallot
- •8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- •6 fillets halibut fillets
- •2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Finely chop basil and shallot in mini food processor. Add butter, 2 tablespoons at a time, and process until blended, stopping occasionally to scrape down sides. Transfer to small bowl; stir in lemon peel and season basil-shallot butter with salt.
10 min
- 2.
Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Rub fish fillets on both sides with olive oil. Grill until fillets are just opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer fish to plates. Immediately spread some basil-shallot butter over fish. Serve, passing additional basilshallot butter alongside.
12 min
