Parchment-Baked Halibut with Fennel, Red Onions & Olives
SERVES ONE (420 calories per serving)
1 6-oz Pacific halibut fillet
1 T ghee
1 medium clove garlic, passed through garlic press
Ground black pepper, to taste
3 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
2 thin slices red onion
1/2 small fennel bulb, cored and thinly sliced
5 Kalamata or other black olives, rinsed and drained, pitted and thinly sliced
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste
2 large sprigs rosemary
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Tear off 1 piece of parchment to form a square. Place parchment on a baking dish and place fish in center of square. Top with ghee, then rub with garlic and season with black pepper. Sprinkle sun-dried tomatoes over top. Arrange onion slices over fish, and top with fennel and olives. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes and lay rosemary sprigs on either side of fish, tucking them firmly against fillet.
To fold parchment, grasp top and bottom edges parallel to work surface and bring them together up over food, pinching together at the top. Fold over by about 1 inch, then continue folding down, leaving about 1/2 inch of space above the fish to allow for steam. Fold each side toward center until about 1/4 inch from fish.
Place baking dish in oven and cook for 12 to 14 minutes, depending on thickness of fish. Remove baking dish from oven and place pouch on a serving dish or plate. Carefully unfold parchment to allow steam to escape and serve immediately.
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