Ingredients

1/2 C porchini mushroom, dried

1 lb wild alaksan halibut

1/4 C EVOO

1 orange zest

1 lemon zest

1 shallot, minced

2 tsp champagne vinegar

Fleur de Sel as needed

2 T Italian parsley whole leaves

2 T chives, minced

1 red bell pepper, very fine dice

black pepper to taste

Preparation

  1. Chill 8 small plates
  2. pulverize mushrooms into a fine powder
  3. rub halibut with small amount of olive oil(very thin coat)
  4. dust halibut with mushroom powder. Place fish in the freezer for 10 minutes. It should be firm not frozen
  5. slice 24 paper thin slices of halibut and place 3 slices on each plate. Rough chop remainng halibut and put in a mixing bowl.
  6. add half of lemon and orange zest, half of shallot and halve of chives to bowl with rough chopped fish. Add one tsp olive oil, season and toss well.
  7. in separate mixing bowl, combine remaining zest, shallot and chives. Add vinegar and remaining olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, mix well
  8. spoon the chopped fish evenly among the 8 plates. Drizzle wit hthe vinaigrette, garnish with the parsley, fleur de sel, and red bell pepper