Name: Olive-Oil Poached Pacific Halibut with Chipotle-Potato Salad and Mint-Cucumber Gazpacho
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 English cucumbers; ½ large Fuji apple; ½ clove garlic, minced; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) white wine vinegar; ½ tsp (2 mL) honey; 1 tsp (5 mL) extra virgin olive oil; Salt and freshly ground pepper; 6 mint leaves, chiffonade; 2 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce (canned); 2 Tbsp (30 mL) adobo sauce; ¼ cup (60 mL) ketchup; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) honey; 1 tsp (5 mL) dried oregano; ½ tsp (2 mL) ground cumin; ⅓ cup (80 mL) sherry vinegar; ½ tsp (2 mL) paprika; ⅔ cup (160 mL) extra virgin olive oil; ½ cup (125 mL) lemon aioli; Salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 ½ lb(s) (750 g) white, yellow and purple potatoes; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil; ½ tsp (2 mL) salt; 1 small carrot, peeled; ¼ bulb fennel; &frac18; red onion; 1 tsp (5 mL) chopped fresh chives; Salt; 4 (6-oz/170 g) fresh Ocean Wise halibut, at least ¾-inch (2 cm) thick; 2 cups (500 mL) + 1 Tbsp (15 mL) olive oil; Salt and white pepper

Olive-Oil Poached Pacific Halibut with Chipotle-Potato Salad and Mint-Cucumber Gazpacho

Prep Time

Cook Time

25 min

Yields

4 servings

This dish is a big hit during the summer when halibut is in season and gazpacho is so cooling. Poaching Ocean Wise™ fish gently over low heat is a classic French technique.

Substitutions: Lingcod can be used instead of halibut.

ingredients

Mint-Cucumber Gazpacho

English cucumbers

large Fuji apple

clove garlic, minced

Tbsp (15 mL) white wine vinegar

tsp (2 mL) honey

tsp (5 mL) extra virgin olive oil

Salt and freshly ground pepper

mint leaves, chiffonade

Chipotle Aioli

chipotle chilies in adobo sauce (canned)

Tbsp (30 mL) adobo sauce

cup (60 mL) ketchup

Tbsp (15 mL) honey

tsp (5 mL) dried oregano

tsp (2 mL) ground cumin

⅓

cup (80 mL) sherry vinegar

tsp (2 mL) paprika

⅔

cup (160 mL) extra virgin olive oil

cup (125 mL) lemon aioli

Salt and freshly ground pepper

Chipotle Potato Salad

1 ½

lb(s) (750 g) white, yellow and purple potatoes

Tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil

tsp (2 mL) salt

small carrot, peeled

bulb fennel

&frac18; red onion

tsp (5 mL) chopped fresh chives

Salt

Olive-Oil Poached Ocean Wise Halibut with Herb Crust

(6-oz/170 g) fresh Ocean Wise halibut, at least ¾-inch (2 cm) thick

cups (500 mL) + 1 Tbsp (15 mL) olive oil

Salt and white pepper

Tbsp (30 mL) chopped fresh parsley

Tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh chives

Ingredient Substitution Guide

directions

Step 1

Peel the cucumbers, slice in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Peel and core apple. In a food processor, purée cucumber, apple garlic, white wine vinegar and honey. While mixing, slowly pour in olive oil. Check seasoning and transfer to a serving bowl (or container that fits in your fridge). Fold mint chiffonade into the finished gazpacho and chill.

Step 2

Combine chipotles, adobo, ketchup, honey, oregano, ground cumin, paprika and sherry vinegar in a food processor. Blend until well combined. Slowly add extra virgin olive and continue to blend. Adjust seasoning. Add the mixture to lemon aioli. Whisk until well incorporated, and refrigerate.

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C).

Step 4

Cut the potatoes into bite-size pieces. Toss the potatoes with vegetable oil and salt and roast in the oven on a shallow baking tray lined with parchment paper.

Step 5

Using a peeler, shave the carrot down to the core, lengthwise. Thinly shave fennel and red onion (ideally using a mandolin). Combine 2 Tbsp (30 mL) chipotle aioli, and all ingredients in a bowl and season with salt.

Step 6

Let the fish sit at room temperature for 1 hour. Add 2 cups oil to a pan large enough to submerge fillets in the oil. Heat the oil to 90°F (32°C).

Step 7

Season the fish with salt and white pepper. Gently rub fish with the remaining olive oil, to better adhere herbs to it. Mix parsley and chives and apply one side of the fish with them.

Step 8

In another pan, sear the fish with the herb-side down (to create an herb crust). Gently remove the fish with a fish spatula and place it in the olive oil pan.

Step 9

Poach over low heat for 25 minutes. Remove from the olive-oil bath and adjust seasoning.

Step 10

To Serve: Pour the gazpacho into four shallow bowls. Place the potato salad in the centre of shallow bowls, followed by the cooked fish. To garnish, use a salad of watercress, frisee or micro greens.

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