ARCTIC CHAR WITH PISTACHIO ORANGE VINAIGRETTE

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This fast-cooking fish gets a zippy and nutty pistachio-orange vinaigrette.

Provided by Shelley Wiseman

Categories     Citrus     Fish     Fruit     Nut     Broil     Quick & Easy     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Dinner     Lunch     Orange     Tree Nut     Pistachio     Seafood     Healthy     Gourmet     Pescatarian     Paleo     Dairy Free     Peanut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 (6-ounce) pieces arctic char fillet with skin
3 tablespoons pistachio or pecan oil, divided
1 navel orange
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
1 scallion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped pistachios or pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat broiler.
  • Put fish, skin side down, on foil-lined rack of a broiler pan. Sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper (total), then brush with 1 tablespoon nut oil.
  • Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat until just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, grate zest from orange with a Microplane and squeeze 1/4 cup juice.
  • Whisk together zest, orange juice, lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, then add remaining 2 tablespoons nut oil in a slow stream, whisking. Stir in scallion.
  • Transfer fillets (without skin; it will be stuck to foil) with a metal spatula to plates, then drizzle with some of vinaigrette and sprinkle with nuts. Serve remaining vinaigrette on the side.

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