Macadamia Nut Crusted Halibut with Cilantro Cream Sauce

Macadamia Nut Crusted Halibut with Cilantro Cream Sauce

Ingredients: serves 2-4 depending on how big the fillets are

2 Halibut fillets

1 cup  raw unsalted macadamia nuts crushed or pulsed to fine pieces

1TBS of flour ( I use coconut flour)

1 cup cilantro

1 cup ( half can) of pure coconut milk

1-2 garlic cloves

salt & pepper

cooking spray ( I use Organic Coconut Oil Cooking Spray by : Spectrum Organics)

Oven proof skillet

Turn oven to broil

The sauce: blend in food processor or blender: cilantro, garlic, and coconut milk.  ( I have a tiny magic bullet that I use…just easier than the giant blender.  Pour sauce into a small pan and simmer for a few minutes till warm and creamy and garlic infuses with the coconut milk and cilantro.

The Halibut:

Place macadamia nuts and 1 TBS of flour in a bowl and mix.  Set aside

Get the Halibut fillets and spray them with cooking spray, season with sea salt & pepper.

Place the Halibut fillets in the nuts and firmly press them into the fish.  The cooking spray helps to make it stick.

Spray your skillet with oil, place fillets in hot  pan a sear them till the nuts start to brown, turn making sure skin side is down and place into the bottom rack of your oven under BROIL.  Keep the door cracked, it will only take about a minute or two for the fish to cook through depending on the thickness of the fillets.  Once it looks white and flakey, its done.  Be careful not to burn yourself.  USE OVEN MITTS to take the pan out of the oven.

pulsed nuts

Cilantro Cream Sauce

Browned Halibut

My plate.  Extra Broccoli and extra sauce. Yum!

If you like cilantro, this is the best sauce.  I dip my veggies into it and also use it as a salad dressing.  I double my batch and keep it in the fridge for several days.

• Health benefits of cilantro:  
• rich in antioxidants
• dietary fiber
• source of minerals such as: potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium
• rich in vitamins such as: riboflavin, niacin, vitamin-A, beta carotene, and vitamin-C.
• one of the richest sources of vitamin-K

In addition, Omega-3s are important for your body to run efficiently.  These important fatty acids are a key component to a health & vitality so try to get some in from natural sources.  Halibut is a great source.  It is light, flakey, and does not have any fishy taste at all.  It is delicious. 

FYI:    

• Omega-3s reduce inflammation, which is a key component in the process that turn cholesterol into artery-clogging plaques. It reduces blood pressure, prevents arthritis and promotes healthy brain function. Consumption of fatty fish provides major protection against renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer. 

so go ahead and serve it up…for YOUR vital life!