HALIBUT WITH PINE NUT & PARMESAN CRUST

HALIBUT WITH PINE NUT & PARMESAN CRUST image

Yield 4 people

Number Of Ingredients 10

PESTO CRUST (I made it in the food processor and mixed the cheese in at the end by hand)
½ cup (120ml) pine nuts, coarsely chopped
4 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons (30ml) fresh basil, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon (15ml) extra virgin olive oil
4 6oz (170g) Halibut fillets (enough for 4 people)
Sea salt
Pepper
Lemon Slices

Steps:

1. Salt and pepper both sides of the Halibut fillets. Lay on lightly oiled baking sheet. 2. Spread the Halibut fillets with the above pesto crust. Pat the pesto crust & press lightly to make it ahere. 3. If prepared an hour or so before baking - cover lightly with foil and refrigerate. Remove 15 min or so before baking to bring to room temp. BAKE: Preheat oven to 425F (220C). Bake in middle of oven for 10-15 minutes until fish is opaque all the way through and the pesto is lightly browned. (I left the foil on for approx. 10 min - then removed it for the balance of the baking time - then I turned the oven off And put the foil back on for approx. 5 min. and left it in the turned off oven My piece of fish was about ¾" thick sp you need to judge the baking time).