Arctic Char with Fresh Pea Salad

    Toss together a salad. Cook up a fillet. Voila! Dinner is served, and it's deliciously fresh.
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    arctic char fresh pea salad

    Recipe by Alexa Weibel

    Start to Finish: 25 minutes

    Servings: 4

    Ingredients

    • 5 tbsp. olive oil

    • 3/4 tsp. lemon zest plus 2 tbsp. juice (from 1 lemon)

    • 2 tsp. fish sauce

    • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

    • 1/4 tsp. sugar

    • 6 oz. fresh snap peas, thinly sliced lengthwise

    • 4 oz. snow peas

    • 6 radishes, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)

    • 1/4 cup torn fresh mint leaves

    • 1/4 cup torn fresh basil leaves

    • 4 skin-on arctic char fillets (about 6 oz. each)

    Preparation

    1. In a large bowl, whisk 3 tbsp. oil, the lemon zest and juice, fish sauce, garlic, and sugar; season with salt and pepper. Toss with the snap peas, snow peas, radishes, mint, and basil.

    2. In a large skillet, heat the remaining 2 tbsp. oil over medium-high. Season the fish on both sides with salt and pepper. Place the fish in the skillet, skin-side down, and cook until the skin is crispy, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook until just opaque in the centers, 2 to 3 minutes more. Serve the fish with the pea salad.