Halibut with Zucchini Salsa Verde
A fresh and flavorful dish featuring broiled halibut fillets served with a vibrant zucchini-based salsa verde. The fish is seasoned with coriander and pepper, while the salsa combines zucchini, cilantro, onion, and lime for a bright Mexican-inspired sauce.
Ingredients
- •10 ounces zucchini
- •½ cup fresh cilantro
- •⅓ cup white onion
- •5 tablespoons lime juice
- •2½ tablespoons jalapeño chiles
- •1¼ teaspoons lime peel
- •2¼ teaspoons kosher salt
- •1 spray nonstick vegetable oil spray
- •1¼ teaspoons black pepper
- •1¼ teaspoons ground coriander
- •6 fillets halibut fillets
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine zucchini, chopped cilantro, and next 4 ingredients in blender. Add 1 1/4 teaspoons coarse salt. Puree until salsa is smooth. do ahead Can be made 2 hours ahead. Transfer to small bowl. Cover; chill.
10 min
- 2.
Preheat broiler. Line broiler pan with foil; coat foil with nonstick spray. Combine 1 1/4 teaspoons pepper, coriander, and remaining 1 teaspoon coarse salt in small bowl; stir to blend. Pat fish dry. Sprinkle fish on all sides with seasoning mixture.
5 min
- 3.
Arrange fish on prepared pan. Broil until just opaque in center, 3 to 4 minutes per side, depending on thickness.
8 min
- 4.
Transfer fish to plates. Spoon some salsa over. Garnish with cilantro leaves. Serve with remaining salsa.
2 min
