Halibut with wild rocket and more sushi

Posted by petra08 on September 18, 2018 · 7 Comments 

Where did the summer go? I feel as if I have spent most of it in the kitchen. I remember days when it was so hot I didn’t want to put the oven on. The beach seemed to be the most sensible place as there is always a welcome breeze.

The dogs don’t like swimming but they love the beach.

 

 

There has been sushi making, quite a lot of it and I have a very long road ahead of me to perfection but there have been some highlights. I can’t stop thinking about new flavours and here are my latest favourites.

 

Lobster and Mango California Roll

 

Lightly cured sardine Nigiri

 

And why limit sushi to fish and vegetables? Steak Nigiri.

 

I haven’t had much time to be creative and cook for myself but I have a little time every now and then. This time I had halibut steaks for dinner and I wanted something that was simple but nice and it turned out to be a dinner of foraged and home grown produce to match the fish.

 

I picked some wild rocket. leaves and flowers on the beach, it has a strong rocket flavour and is delicious.

 

 

I placed it in a blender with olive oil and blended it to a wild rocket oil to go with the halibut.

 

Halibut is a delicious fish and I wanted to keep it simple. I pan fried the halibut together with sliced garlic and finished it in the oven for 8 minutes at 160C or 320F. I rested the fish in the pan for an additional 5 minutes.

 

Just before serving add the wild rocket oil, I added some wild rocket flowers as well, grated lemon zest and the crispy garlic.

 

 

 

I served the halibut with wasabi mashed potatoes. The flavours worked well together halibut is one of my favourite fish steaks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed under Allotment/Veg, Fish & Seafood, Garlic, Potatoes, Recipe, Starch · Tagged with California Roll, Foraging, Halibut, Halibut steak, Jenkins&Son Fishmongers, Lobster roll, Nigiri, Sardine nigiri, Steak nigiri, Sushi, Wild rocket, wild rocket oil