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Halibut With Cherry Tomatoes and Snow Peas En Papillote

Course Main Course
Servings 4
Author Adapted from Michael Tusk

Ingredients

  • 4 ½-inch-thick halibut fillets (about 6 ounces each)
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 lemons
  • 3 tbsp minced fresh oregano
  • 2 cups halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 7 tbsp olive oil plus more for drizzling
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup thinly sliced snow peas
  • 4 tbsp white wine

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Salt fish on both sides. Finely grate zest of 1 lemon over fillets. Sprinkle on 1 tablespoon oregano.

  2. In a bowl, toss tomatoes with vinegar and 3 tablespoons oil. Stir in 2 minced garlic cloves and season with salt. Lightly crush tomato mixture until juices pool in bowl. Toss in snow peas

  3. Arrange each halibut fillet on a rectangle of parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch border all the way around. Place each parchment rectangle on a rectangle of aluminum foil, leaving a 1-inch border of foil all around. Spoon tomato-snow pea mixture and some of juices over fish. Pour 1 tablespoon wine over each fillet.

  4. Top each serving with a second paper rectangle of equal size to the first, and fold edges to make a parcel. Fold foil over edges and crimp to seal. Place parcels on 2 baking sheets and bake until paper puffs and browns and fish is easily pierced with a knife and flakes when prodded,, about 15 minutes.

  5. In a mortar, combine remaining oregano and garlic. Finely grate in zest of 1 lemon. Add juice of 1 lemon and remaining oil. Smash with pestle to form a chunky sauce. Add more lemon juice, oil and salt to taste.

  6. Cut open parcels at table and drizzle oregano sauce over contents. Serve with new potatoes, salad or both.