Planked Halibut With Tropical Fruit Salsa

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 24 ounces halibut fillets
• kosher salt
• pepper, freshly ground
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 pinch saffron thread, crumbled
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 lime, cut in half
• olive oil
• 1 cedar plank (soaked overnight or for at least 1 hour)
• 2 cups tropical fruit, diced (any combination of mango, papaya, kiwi and pineapple)
• 2 avocados, pitted, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 3 tablespoons red onions, chopped
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1 pinch sugar
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 season both sides of the fillets with salt and pepper. combine cumin, turmeric, saffron and cayenne and sprinkle evenly over fillets. squeeze cut lime over fillets and drizzle with a little olive oil. marinate for 15 minutes.
• 2 preheat grill. rinse plank and place on cooking grate. cover grill and heat plank for 4 - 5 minutes, or until it starts to throw off a bit of smoke and crackles lightly. reduce heat to medium low.
• 3 place fillets on plank and cook 15 - 20 minutes. remove from grill and tent lightly with foil. let rest for 2 - 3 minutes.
• 4 salsa: in a bowl, gently toss salsa ingredients. taste and season with salt and pepper.
• 5 serve fillets topped with a dollop of salsa and serve remaining salsa on the side.