Halibut With Herbed Vegetable Quartet

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3/4 lb carrot, cut in 1/4 inch dice
• 1 cup chopped leek
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 4 celery ribs, cut in 1/4 inch dice
• 6 ounces arugula or 6 ounces spinach, washed,stemmed and coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons minced thyme or 2 tablespoons parsley
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup vegetable broth or 1 cup clam juice
• 1 1/2 lbs halibut, cut into 4 portions
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 2 add the carrots, leeks and celery and saute until tender-crisp, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring.
• 3 stir in the arugula, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper.
• 4 continue cooking until the vegetables soften, stirring, 2 minutes longer.
• 5 add the vegetable broth and set the halibut on top of the vegetables.
• 6 season the fish with the paprika, the remaining thyme, salt and pepper.
• 7 cover and simmer until the halibut is opaque in the center, 4 to 8 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillet.
• 8 spoon the vegetables and fish onto warm dinner plates and serve.