Halibut Olympia

This is a very simple and tasty way to prepare Halibut, which can taste fairly bland otherwise. The final Panko-crumb and cheese mixture adds a nice crunch to the recipe.

Halibut Olympia

Four 6-oz Halibut fillets

3 tablespoons lemon juice 

Topping:

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup softened butter

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp white pepper

1/4 cup prepared mustard

(Dijon, champagne, stone ground or other interesting mustard)

3 Tbs chopped green onion (optional)

1/2 cup Italian-flavored* Panko crumbs

Additional 3 or 4 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter a 9x13 pan. Place halibut in pan, sprinkle with lemon juice. Bake for about 7 to 8 minutes until almost done (almost opaque, but not quite).

While fish is baking, mix topping ingredients in a small bowl, and mix Panko crumbs and additional Parmesan in a separate bowl.

Remove halibut from oven and spread with topping mixture, and sprinkle Panko-Parmesan mixture over topping. Return fish to oven for additional 4 to 5   minutes until the mixture on top started to bubble or brown slightly and the crumbs begin to brown.

*The Italian-flavored Panko crumbs are excellent, but if you don't have them the plain will work fine

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