Steamed Gigha Halibut with Scottish asparagus and Gazpacho sauce

Steamed Gigha Halibut with Scottish asparagus and Gazpacho sauce

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Difficulty: ***

Serves: 4

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A deliciously different main course made with the freshest halibut from the Island of Gigha

Shopping List

4x 180gm Gigha Halibut fillets
Salt and freshly milled black pepper
100ml tomato juice
20ml sherry vinegar
100gm cucumber
60gm red onion
30gm spring onions
80ml extra virgin rapeseed oil
2 drops of Tabasco
Juice of ½ lime
50gm finely diced red pepper
50gm tomato concasse
300gm bunch of Scottish asparagus
80gm chopped hazelnuts
100gm fresh white breadcrumbs
60gm melted butter

Cooking Instructions

- heat the oven to 160 degrees c
- liquidise the tomato juice, sherry vinegar, cucumber, onions, lime juice, salt and pepper, tabasco and 80ml rapeseed oil, pass through a fine sieve and set aside
- heat a pan of boiling salted water, prepare and cook the asparagus until soft, carefully drain and cool and set aside
-  heat 30 gm of butter in a frying pan, brown the nuts and breadcrumbs, season and set aside 
- season the halibut fillets
- heat 30ml rapeseed oil in a non stick pan and sear the halibut fillets 4 mins each side, place on a baking sheet, top the halibut fillets with the nut mixture and put in the oven to keep warm
To serve
- heat 4 main course bowls
- warm the asparagus spears in a pan with butter, salt and pepper, drain
- mix the diced red pepper and tomato concasse into the gazpacho and pour into the bowls
- place the asparagus across the gazpacho and top with the halibut, serve immediately
Chefs note
A summer dish of chilled gazpacho and warm halibut, if preferred the gazpacho can be heated!

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