Chimichurri Halibut Tacos AND Hazelnut-Crusted Halibut with Roasted Asparagus

Another Two-Fer, and both of these are for YOU, Peg!!!:

Chimichurri Halibut Tacos:

2 cups fresh flat leaf parsley leaves
2 T. fresh oregano
3/4 t. ground cumin
1/4 t. ground red pepper (cayenne)
5 cloves of garlic, minced*
1/3 cup EVOO
5 (6 oz.) halibut fillets
1 t. sea salt*
1/2 t. freshly ground pepper
Cooking spray
12 (6") white flour tortillas* (you can use corn, if you prefer)
Lime wedges
Tomatillo Salsa*

Place first 5 ingredients in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Slowly pour oil through food chute; process til smooth. Place fish in a shallow dish; rub mixture over fish. Cover and chill 2 hours. Preheat grill to high heat (or start broiler*). Sprinkle fish with S&P. Place fish on a grill rack coated with cooking spray, and grill for 4 mins. on each side, or until desired degree of doneness. Remove from grill. Break fish into chunks. Heat tortillas. Divide fish evenly among tortillas. Serve with tomatillo salsa and lime wedges.

Hazelnut-Crusted Halibut with Roasted Asparagus:

1 T. butter
2 t. EVOO, divided
4 (6 oz.) halibut fillets, skinned
1 egg white, lightly beaten
1/2 t. sea salt*, divided
1/2 t. freshly ground pepper, divided
1/2 cup finely chopped hazelnuts
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 lb. asparagus, trimmed
Cooking spray
1 t. fresh lemon thyme*leaves
4 lemon wedges
MM's tartar sauce*

Preheat oven to 400. Heat butter and one t. oil in a large non-stick skillet over med.-high heat. Brush tops of fish fillets with egg white; sprinkle fish evenly with 1/4 t. salt and 1/4 t. pepper. Coat tops of fish with nuts - pressing gently to adhere. Place half of the fish, nuts side down, in pan. Cook 3 mins. or until browned. Turn fish (carefully), cook 4 mins. or until degree of doneness. Remove and keep warm. Combine remaining 1 t. oil, garlic and asparagus on a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining S&P, and lemon thyme. Bake at 400 for 8 mins. or until crisp tender. Serve fish with MM's tartar sauce and lemon wedges.

"The best things in life are not things"!!

Have FUN today.

Love,

MM