How to cook healthy halibut with warm orzo salad

Cook Healthy Halibut With Warm Orzo Salad

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Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Add chicken stock to a pot on medium heat bring to a boil

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Add chicken stock to a pot on medium heat bring to a boil

Get your water boiling and of course, SALTED!

Get your water boiling and of course, SALTED!

Chop up your parsley...

Chop up your parsley...

Then add it to the chicken stock like this!

Then add it to the chicken stock like this!

Take the lemon and zest it into the parsley, chicken stock. And cut it in half, squeeze half into the pan, cut side up to retain the seeds! Stir and let it reduce by about half!

Take the lemon and zest it into the parsley, chicken stock. And cut it in half, squeeze half into the pan, cut side up to retain the seeds! Stir and let it reduce by about half!

Once it's reduced, add the butter and 1 clove crushed garlic!

Once it's reduced, add the butter and 1 clove crushed garlic!

Look at that sauce so delicious!

Look at that sauce so delicious!

Get a pan with 2-3 tablespoons olive oil on medium heat!

Get a pan with 2-3 tablespoons olive oil on medium heat!

Take your asparagus...

Take your asparagus...

Cut it into thirds!

Cut it into thirds!

Cut the tomatoes into halves

Cut the tomatoes into halves

Crush two cloves of garlic

Crush two cloves of garlic

Your water should be boiling by now, cook orzo... About 10-11 minutes until tender

Your water should be boiling by now, cook orzo... About 10-11 minutes until tender

Once cooked, drained and set aside

Once cooked, drained and set aside

Once the oil is hot add the asparagus and cook stirring about 5 minutes

Once the oil is hot add the asparagus and cook stirring about 5 minutes

Add tomatoes and garlic, cook another 5 minutes

Add tomatoes and garlic, cook another 5 minutes

Add salt, pepper, adobo and tarragon. Stir it all together

Add salt, pepper, adobo and tarragon. Stir it all together

Add orzo and mix

Add orzo and mix

Finished with the truffle oil and mix that well

Finished with the truffle oil and mix that well

Halibut portioned! You can use any fish you like, I love halibut

Halibut portioned! You can use any fish you like, I love halibut

Lightly coat in olive oil, Season with salt, pepper fish seasoning ( I used some random one I found at a farmers market, old bay works as well)

Lightly coat in olive oil, Season with salt, pepper fish seasoning ( I used some random one I found at a farmers market, old bay works as well)

Put them in the preheated 425 oven for 13 minutes... PERFECT, moist and flakey

Put them in the preheated 425 oven for 13 minutes... PERFECT, moist and flakey

Plate, orzo, fish and parsley lemon sauce! Enjoy! Follow me and check out my Facebook page The love of culinary creations

  • 2 pounds halibut portioned into 4-5oz pieces
  • Juice from half a lemon
  • Salt and pepper
  • Favorite fish seasoning
  • Garlic powder
  • Olive oil
  • 1/2 box orzo pasta
  • 1 bunch asparagus cut into thirds
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
  • Adobo seasoning (or seasoned salt)
  • 2 teaspoons truffle oil
  • Half bunch parsley chopped
  • 1 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • Zest of one lemon
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 garlic clove crushed
  • 2 tablespoons butter