Broiled Arctic Char with Basil Sauce and Tomato Recipe

Broiled Arctic Char with Basil Sauce and Tomato Recipe

  • 1/2 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon packed light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon red-wine vinegar
  • 1 small tomato, cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices
  • 1 (6-oz) piece arctic char fillet
  • Accompaniment: fresh-cut lemon
  1. Blanch basil in a 1-quart saucepan of boiling water 15 seconds, then transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Squeeze excess liquid from basil and purée in a blender with garlic, salt, and 3 tablespoons oil.
  2. Preheat broiler. Line rack of a small broiler pan with foil, then oil foil.
  3. Stir together brown sugar and vinegar until sugar is dissolved, then overlap tomato slices on a large plate and drizzle with vinegar mixture. Season with salt.
  4. Put fish, skin side down, on pan, then season with salt and pepper and drizzle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil. Broil fish about 3 inches from heat (without turning) until just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes.
  5. Put fish on top of tomatoes and spoon basil sauce on top. Serve with lemon.