Saffron Scented Halibut With Spinach Zucchini And Tomato Recipes

ROASTED HALIBUT WITH TOMATOES, SAFFRON, AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Place all tomatoes in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to combine. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper; place atop tomatoes.
• Whisk oil, vinegar, green onions, chopped cilantro, basil, and saffron in small bowl to blend. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. Pour dressing evenly over fish. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Bake until fish is opaque in center, about 10 minutes. Cool slightly. Place 1 fillet on each of 8 plates. Season tomato mixture to taste with salt and pepper. Top fish with tomato mixture, dividing equally. Garnish with cilantro sprigs. Serve warm.

HALIBUT PROVENçAL WITH TOMATOES AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Brush a shallow, ovenproof casserole with olive oil.
• To make the sauce, heat the 3 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft and translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and chopped thyme and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds. Add the zucchini and tomatoes and sauté until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add the olives and vinegar. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.
• To cook the fish, place the halibut in the prepared casserole and turn in the oil to lightly coat; season with salt and pepper. Spoon the vegetable mixture over the fillets. Bake until just opaque in the center, about 10 minutes. Garnish with additional sprigs of thyme.

SAFFRON-SCENTED HALIBUT WITH SPINACH, ZUCCHINI AND TOMATO

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the juice of 1 lemon, the olive oil and saffron.
• Season the fish fillets with coarse salt and pepper.
• Place in a nonaluminum dish in a single layer.
• Pour the oil mixture over the fish and turn to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees.
• Spray a roasting pan with nonstick cooking spray and place in the oven until it is hot, about 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle a little coarse salt on the bottom of the hot pan.
• Lift the fish fillets from the marinade, reserving the marinade, and place them, skin sides down, on the hot pan.
• Roast until opaque throughout when pierced with a knife, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables: In a large nonaluminum sauté pan over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil.
• Add the shallots and sauté until they begin to soften, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the saffron and continue to cook until the shallots are soft, about 4 minutes more.
• Transfer about 1 tbsp.
• of the shallots to a small dish and set aside.
• Increase the heat under the sauté pan to high.
• Working in 3 batches, add the spinach leaves to the shallots remaining in the pan.
• Saute, tossing constantly, until the spinach is wilted but still bright green, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer to a plate, season with coarse salt and pepper, and keep warm.
• Place the sauté pan over medium heat and add the reserved shallots.
• Add the zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to soften, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring, until the tomatoes begin to soften, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the reserved marinade, increase the heat to high, and cook until the sauce is slightly thickened and the vegetables are just tender, 5 to 7 minutes more.
• Season with coarse salt, pepper and lemon juice.
• Mound a portion of the spinach in the center of each individual plate.
• Top each with a fish fillet and spoon the zucchini mixture over the fish.
• Dust the fish and the plate with the parsley.
• Cut the remaining lemon into wedges and divide among the plates.