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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Grilled Halibut With Pineapple Chipotle Salsa

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup dark rum
  • 1 fresh pineapple, trimmed cored and sliced 1/2 thick (or use 2 - 15 oz cans sliced, drained pineapple)
  • vegetable oil, as needed
  • 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, rinsed, seeded & finely diced
  • 1 lime, juice of
  • 1/2 medium orange, juice of
  • 1/2 medium orange, zest of
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 green onion, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons roasted red peppers, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro, minced
  • salt
  • 4 (6 -8 ounce) halibut steaks or 4 (6 -8 ounce) halibut fillets

Recipe

  • 1 plump raisins in rum for 30 minutes; drain.
  • 2 heat grill to medium high heat. brush pineapple slices with oil & grill until lightly caramelized on both sides. cool & cut into 1/2" pieces; put in mixing bowl.
  • 3 combine chipotles, lime juice, orange zest & juice. whisk in olive oil. pour over pineapple chunks, fold in green onion, red pepper, cilantro & raisins. salt to taste. set aside.
  • 4 brush halibut heavily with oil & grill just until fish is opaque throughout, gently turning once. the grilling time on halibut is pretty short so keep a close eye on it to avoid over cooking. *** a 1-inch halibut steak will grill up in about 10 minutes over a medium high heat. thinner cuts and fillets can cook in as little time as 6 minutes.
  • 5 serve topped with salsa.

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