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Arctic Char with Pistachio Orange Vinaigrette

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Recipe information

  • Total Time

    15 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

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

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat broiler.

    Step 2

    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.

    Step 3

    Broil 4 to 5 inches from heat until just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.

    Step 4

    Meanwhile, grate zest from orange with a Microplane and squeeze 1/4 cup juice.

    Step 5

    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.

    Step 6

    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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