A simple, healthy Halibut recipe served over Lemony Zucchini Noodles with olive oil, garlic, and Italian parsley, topped with sweet summer tomatoes. A quick and easy low-carb meal!
Light summer fare featuring wild-caught halibut and seasonal vegetables. A simple, healthy Halibut recipe served over Lemony Zucchini Noodles with olive oil, garlic, and Italian parsley, topped with sweet summer tomatoes. A quick and easy low-carb meal!
Here’s a quick and easy weeknight dinner that is low in carbs and full of clean bright flavors. Pan-seared Halibut served over lemony zucchini noodles with garlic, olive oil, and parsley.
Top this with sweet, end-of-summer tomatoes and you have a delicious healthy dinner in 20 minutes flat. Such simple flavors…. but oh so good!
Quick Stats:-
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cooking Time: 5 minutes
- Servings: 2 serves
Ingredients:-
- 8–10 ounces halibut
- 1 garlic clove, smashed
- 1–2tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 fat shallot, sliced thin
- 3 garlic cloves, rough chopped
- 12–16 ounces zucchini noodles (zoodles)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- ½ cup chopped Italian parsley ( or sub ¼ cup basil)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (more to taste)
- Cherry tomatoes, chili flakes, shaved pecorino cheese, for garnishing
Method to Prepare:-
- Preheat oven to 375F ( or toaster oven)
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat and add smashed garlic clove and swirl to infuse garlic into the oil.
- Pat fish dry and season with salt and pepper. Sear both sides until golden.
- Once both sides are golden, place in the warm oven until cooked to your liking.
- In a large skillet, heat more oil over medium heat and add shallots and garlic, stirring until softened and fragrant, about 3 minutes.
- Add zucchini noodles and season with salt and pepper. Sauté until noodles soften, about 4 minutes.
- Toss in lemon zest, fresh parsley, and a squeeze of lemon. Taste for salt and lemon and adjust if necessary.
- Divide among two bowls and top with the halibut.
- Garnish with fresh halved cherry tomatoes, and optional chili flakes, and shaved pecorino cheese if you like.
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Tips:
- If you let the fish sear without moving it too much, it will form a crust and release itself naturally from the pan. If it sticks, it is usually that you are moving or lifting it too soon.
Final Words
This is Lemon Butter Halibut with Zoodles and you can make this gorgeous dish in 15 minutes! Both the halibut and the zucchini noodles, or zoodles as they are called, take less than 5 minutes to cook. And the prep is about ten minutes. Super easy, no refined carbs, plenty of protein – try this delicious recipe this weekend!
