Papillote of Wild Arctic Char

Difficulty:
1/5

Yield:  8 servings

Preparation time is 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 filets of wild arctic char
  • 500 grams of chopped spinach (1 pound)
  • grated zest of 1 lime
  • juice of a lime
  • 50 grams of diced tomatoes (1 ¾ ounces)
  • 10 grams of finely chopped garlic (2 teaspoons)
  • 10 grams of chopped shallots (2 teaspoons)
  • 1 bunch of fresh oregano
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 bunch of parsley
  • salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. Clean the spinach and blanch it in boiling, salted water for about one minute. Drain it, cool it and chop it coarsely into large pieces. Spread the olive oil and the shallots on a large piece of parchment paper. Add the garlic, tomatoes and oregano. Place the char on top. Give it a good screw of black pepper, pour over the lime zest and juice, add the bay leaf and the parsley. Cover it with the chopped spinach and add a tablespoon of olive oil. Close the papillote and cook in the oven for 25 minutes.
  3. Remove the arctic char fillet from the papillote and serve with the cooking juices, boiled potatoes or rice.