Arctic Char with Green Olive and Lemon Dressing

Prep:30 mins Cook:15 mins Total:45 mins Servings:4

1 lemon

½ cup green olives with pits (3 to 4 ounces), rinsed, pitted*, and coarsely chopped

1 tablespoon capers, drained and rinsed

4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

4 fresh or frozen arctic char or salmon fillets, skin on, about 1/2- to 3/4-inch thick (5 ounces each), thawed if frozen

Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

½ cup loosely packed Italian parsley leaves, coarsely chopped

Directions

Step 1

For Warm Olive and Lemon Dressing, zest and juice lemon. In a small saucepan combine the olives, capers, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Slowly stir in 3 tablespoons olive oil until combined. Warm dressing over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally (do not simmer). Remove from heat.

Step 2

Preheat broiler. Season fish with salt and pepper and rub both sides lightly with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Place, skin side down, in a foil-lined baking pan and broil for about 7 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork (145°F). Just before serving stir parsley into dressing. Serve dressing over fish.

* To pit olives, place on a cutting board and crush, one at a time, with the side of a chef's knife. Pull olive pieces away from the pit.

*Double the dressing for leftovers to serve over chicken, pork, and/or pasta.