Broiled Arctic Char with Basil Sauce and Tomato

Name: Broiled Arctic Char with Basil Sauce and Tomato
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves; 1 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 3 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 1/4 teaspoon packed light brown sugar; 1 1 teaspoon red-wine vinegar; 1 1 small tomato, cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices; 1 1 (6-oz) piece arctic char fillet; 1 Accompaniment: fresh-cut lemon

From the kitchen of Carly

Broiled arctic char gets a bright green blanket of silky basil sauce, its peppery edge balanced by candied tomato slices beneath. The fish stays tender and flakey; the sauce adds depth without heaviness. Finish with lemon for a clean, elegant dinner.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

11/2 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves
11/4 teaspoon minced garlic
11/8 teaspoon salt
13 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
11/4 teaspoon packed light brown sugar
11 teaspoon red-wine vinegar
11 small tomato, cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices
11 (6-oz) piece arctic char fillet
1Accompaniment: fresh-cut lemon

Instructions

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.
Preheat broiler. Line rack of a small broiler pan with foil, then oil foil.
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.
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.
Put fish on top of tomatoes and spoon basil sauce on top. Serve with lemon.