Halibut With Herbed Vegetable Quartet

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 34 lb carrot
• cut in 1/4 inch dice
• 1 cup chopped leek
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 4 celery ribs
• cut in 1/4 inch dice
• 6 ounces arugula or 6 ounces spinach
• washed
• stemmed and coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons minced thyme or 2 tablespoons parsley
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup vegetable broth or 1 cup clam juice
• 1 12 lbs halibut
• cut into 4 portions
• 14 teaspoon paprika

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add the carrots, leeks and celery and saute until tender-crisp, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring.
3. Stir in the arugula, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper.
4. Continue cooking until the vegetables soften, stirring, 2 minutes longer.
5. Add the vegetable broth and set the halibut on top of the vegetables.
6. Season the fish with the paprika, the remaining thyme, salt and pepper.
7. Cover and simmer until the halibut is opaque in the center, 4 to 8 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillet.
8. Spoon the vegetables and fish onto warm dinner plates and serve.