Recipe #82: Dijon Crusted Halibut

I'm finally up-to-date on posting recipes, though I'm sure I missed a few. I'm making this halibut tonight with brussels sprouts. Hopefully it's good!

Dijon Crusted Halibut
From Allrecipes.com

* 1/4 cup mayonnaise
* 1 tablespoon prepared Dijon-style mustard
* 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
* 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
* 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
* 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
* 4 (4 ounce) fillets halibut
* 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
* 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
* 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.

In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, mustard, horseradish, and lemon juice. Stir in 1/4 cup bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Arrange fish fillets on the prepared baking sheet. Spread bread crumb mixture evenly over fish.

In a small bowl, mix together melted margarine, 1/4 cup bread crumbs, and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over the coated halibut.

Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

Broiled Halibut, Gorgonzola Pasta (Recipe #6), and Golden-Crusted Brussels Sprouts (Recipe #7)

I have broiled halibut a few times before, so it does not count as one of my 156 new recipes. To make the halibut, I put the halibut in a cast iron skillet, cover it with pesto, and broil it for four minutes on each side.

Gorgonzola Pasta
from Cooking Light

Ingredients

1 slice day-old hearty white bread (such as Pepperidge Farm), torn
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
8 ounces uncooked fettuccine
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
3 tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 250°.

Place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs measure 2/3 cup. Place breadcrumbs on a baking sheet. Bake at 250° for 30 minutes or until dry.

Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add minced garlic, and cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Remove garlic mixture from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Return pan to heat. Stir in breadcrumbs; cook 6 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring mixture frequently.

Cook the fettuccine according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain. Place fettuccine in a large bowl. Add the breadcrumb mixture, parsley, Gorgonzola, walnuts, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper; toss gently to combine. Serve immediately.

Golden-Crusted Brussels Sprouts
from 101Cookbooks.com

24 small brussels sprouts
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for rubbing
fine-grain sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup grated cheese of your choice

Wash the brussels sprouts well. Trim the stem ends and remove any raggy outer leaves. Cut in half from stem to top and gently rub each half with olive oil, keeping it intact (or if you are lazy just toss them in a bowl with a glug of olive oil).

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in your largest skillet over medium heat. Don’t overheat the skillet, or the outsides of the brussels sprouts will cook too quickly. Place the brussels sprouts in the pan flat side down (single-layer), sprinkle with a couple pinches of salt, cover, and cook for roughly 5 minutes; the bottoms of the sprouts should only show a hint of browning. Cut into or taste one of the sprouts to gauge whether they’re tender throughout. If not, cover and cook for a few more minutes.

Once just tender, uncover, turn up the heat, and cook until the flat sides are deep brown and caramelized. Use a metal spatula to toss them once or twice to get some browning on the rounded side. Season with more salt, a few grinds of pepper, and a dusting of grated cheese. While you might be able to get away with keeping a platter of these warm in the oven for a few minutes, they are exponentially tastier if popped in your mouth immediately.