Food Network: Slow-Roasted Halibut with Asparagus and Salsa Genovese

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Slow-Roasted Halibut with Asparagus and Salsa Genovese
Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello, 2007

Ingredients
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
12 halibut fillets, about 6 ounces each, skinned
Sea salt, preferably gray salt and freshly ground black pepper
10 tablespoons dry white wine
5 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 tablespoons salsa mixed with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, recipe
follows

Directions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

Put 1 1/2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a shallow baking dish. Place the fish
fillets in the baking dish and turn to coat them with the oil. Season with salt
and pepper, to taste. Spoon the wine around the fish. Bake until the fish just
flakes, about 20 minutes.

Whisk a tablespoon or 2 of the juices from the baking dish into the salsa and oil
mixture to thin and flavor it, then spoon the sauce over the fish. Serve at
once.

Ingredients
Salsa Genovese:
1 pound green olives, pitted
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves, optional
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon minced capers, rinsed before mincing
2 small clove garlic, minced
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil , plus more for storing

Directions
Add all the ingredients except for the olive oil and
pulse until nearly pureed. With the machine running, add 6 tablespoons olive oil
through the feed tube, pureeing until the mixture is almost smooth. Taste and
adjust the seasoning.

Refrigerate in an airtight container with a thin film of olive oil on top to

protect it from oxidizing. The flavors will stay lively for 2 to 3 days.

Michael's Notes: Choose an olive that is not too heavily brined, such as
picholines or Lucques from France.

Yield: about 2 cups