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Peasant Style Fish

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients and directions for this recipe

8 oz halibut fillet, -- skinned
: Salt and pepper
3 TB olive oil
1/4 c cooked lentils
2 TB sliced green olives
1 TB chopped tomatoes
1 TB chopped shallots
1/2 TB balsamic vinegar
1/4 c reduced beef stock
1 TB chopped parsley, -- for
: garnish

Season fish fillet with salt and pepper. In a medium skillet heat 1
tablespoon oil until rippling. Add fish, skinned-side up and sear for
3 minutes. Add lentils, olives, tomatoes and shallots. Using a spoon
gently stir vegetables. Turn fish and cook for 2 minutes. Add vinegar
and cook 30 seconds. Add stock, bring to a boil and reduce liquids by
half. When fish is tender and cooked through, transfer it to a dinner
plate. Add remaining olive oil, stirring quickly to work it into
sauce. Taste and adjust seasonings. Pour sauce over fish and garnish
with parsley.

Yield: 1 serving

See also:
Previous recipe Peasant Soup For One
Next recipe Peasant Tomato Soup

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