Best 10 Halibut Steaks With Olive Caper Sauce Recipes

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Embark on a culinary journey with our delectable halibut steaks, artfully prepared with an array of tantalizing sauces. Savor the classic combination of lemon butter, where the bright citrus notes of lemon dance harmoniously with the rich creaminess of butter, enhancing the mild flavor of the halibut. Experience a burst of Mediterranean flavors with our olive caper sauce, where briny capers and succulent olives mingle in a savory dance, complemented by the aromatic freshness of herbs. Indulge in the smoky allure of our roasted red pepper sauce, where the charred sweetness of roasted peppers blends seamlessly with a hint of heat, adding a vibrant dimension to the halibut. And for those seeking a touch of Asian inspiration, our Asian-inspired sauce delivers a harmonious balance of sweet, sour, and savory flavors, featuring a medley of soy sauce, ginger, and garlic, sure to delight your taste buds. Each recipe promises a unique culinary adventure, transforming the delicate halibut into a symphony of flavors that will leave you craving more.

Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!

ROASTED HALIBUT WITH OLIVES, CAPERS, TOMATO AND BASIL



Roasted Halibut with Olives, Capers, Tomato and Basil image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 (8-ounce) halibut fillet
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1-ounce kalamata olives, pitted
1-ounce green olives, pitted
1/2-ounce capers
1 Roma tomato, quartered
1 clove garlic, finely diced
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup fish stock or clam juice
4 basil leaves, chopped

Steps:

  • Season the fish fillet with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Place the fish in the pan, gently pressing on the flesh. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 4 minutes on 1 side, turn the fish over, and cook for another 2 minutes, or just until done. Remove from the heat to a serving plate and keep warm.
  • In a medium saute pan, heat the butter on medium heat. When hot, add the olives, capers, tomato and garlic and cook until warm. Add the dry white wine and fish stock or clam juice. Cook another 2 minutes. Place olive mixture on top of the fish and garnish with basil.

BUTTER-BASTED HALIBUT STEAKS WITH CAPERS



Butter-Basted Halibut Steaks with Capers image

Provided by Alison Roman

Categories     Fish     Sauté     Quick & Easy     Dinner     Seafood     Halibut     Capers     Butter     Bon Appétit     Sugar Conscious     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 14-16-ounce bone-in halibut steaks (1"-1 1/4" thick)
Kosher salt, coarsely ground pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
4 sprigs thyme
2 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed
3 tablespoons drained capers

Steps:

  • Season halibut with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high heat until beginning to smoke. Cook halibut until golden brown, 6-8 minutes. Turn and cook until other side of fish is golden brown, about 4 minutes longer.
  • Add butter, thyme sprigs, and garlic to pan and cook, tilting pan and spooning butter over fish, until halibut is opaque throughout and butter is brown, about 2 minutes. Add capers; toss in butter to warm through.
  • Divide halibut among plates and spoon butter sauce over.

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH OLIVE BAGNA CAUDA



Grilled Halibut with Olive Bagna Cauda image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories     main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 cup olive oil
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
2 teaspoons anchovy paste
2 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
1/3 cup pitted mixed olives, chopped
1/4 cup teardrop tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
Four 6-ounce skinless halibut fillets
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons olive oil

Steps:

  • Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium high.
  • For the sauce: Put the olive oil, butter, anchovy paste, garlic and olives in a small skillet. Warm over medium heat until the butter is melted and the sauce is gently simmering, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the tomatoes and parsley.
  • For the fish: Sprinkle the halibut fillets on both sides with the salt and drizzle with the olive oil. Grill until grill-marked and opaque throughout, about 4 minutes per side.
  • Transfer the fish to a serving platter and spoon the bagna cauda over the top.

CAPERS AND HALIBUT



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This is a very easy seared halibut with a buttery wine and caper sauce! It takes hardly any time at all to make, but it is sure to leave a lasting impression.

Provided by Barbara Tantrum

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Seafood Main Dish Recipes     Halibut

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 (8 ounce) steaks halibut
½ cup white wine
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
¼ cup butter
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons capers, with liquid

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the halibut steaks on all sides until nicely browned. Remove from pan, and set aside.
  • Pour the wine into the pan, and use a spatula to scrape any browned bits from the bottom. Let the wine reduce to almost nothing, then stir in the garlic, butter and capers. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Let the sauce simmer for a minute to blend the flavors.
  • Return the steaks to the pan, and coat them with sauce. Cook until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve fish immediately with the sauce from the pan poured over it.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 284.3 calories, Carbohydrate 1.4 g, Cholesterol 72.1 mg, Fat 17 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 24.2 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 337 mg, Sugar 0.3 g

BAKED HALIBUT STEAKS



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An Italian-style vegetable and feta cheese topping is the perfect enhancement to delicious baked halibut.

Provided by dakota kelly

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Italian

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup diced zucchini
½ cup minced onion
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
2 cups diced fresh tomatoes
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
4 (6 ounce) halibut steaks
⅓ cup crumbled feta cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Lightly grease a shallow baking dish.
  • Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat and stir in zucchini, onion, and garlic. Cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender. Remove saucepan from heat and mix in tomatoes, basil, salt, and pepper.
  • Arrange halibut steaks in a single layer in the prepared baking dish. Spoon equal amounts of the zucchini mixture over each steak. Top with feta cheese.
  • Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until fish is easily flaked with a fork.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 258.7 calories, Carbohydrate 6.7 g, Cholesterol 65.5 mg, Fat 8 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 38.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 384.8 mg, Sugar 4 g

HALIBUT WITH CAPERS, OLIVES, AND TOMATOES



Halibut with Capers, Olives, and Tomatoes image

Provided by Mark Taylor

Categories     Olive     Tomato     Sauté     Quick & Easy     Basil     Halibut     White Wine     Capers     Bon Appétit     Connecticut

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 6- to 7-ounce halibut fillets
All purpose flour
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 large shallots, chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
4 plum tomatoes, seeded, chopped
1/2 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil, divided
1 tablespoon drained capers
1/3 cup bottled clam juice
1/4 cup dry white wine

Steps:

  • Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish and sauté until lightly browned and just opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer fish to platter. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in same skillet. Add shallots and crushed red pepper; sauté 1 minute. Mix in tomatoes, olives, 1/4 cup basil, and capers. Add clam juice and wine. Boil until sauce thickens slightly, about 4 minutes. Mix in 1/4 cup basil. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over fish.

GRILLED HALIBUT WITH OLIVE SAUCE



Grilled Halibut With Olive Sauce image

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, main course

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
2 pounds halibut steaks
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
3/4 cup oil-cured Mediterranean black olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 clove garlic, chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat a grill or broiler to very hot.
  • Press the pepper into the surface of the fish. Brush the fish with all but one tablespoon of the oil.
  • Grill or broil the fish, turning it once, until it is just cooked, 6 to 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish and the heat of the grill or broiler.
  • Meanwhile, combine the remaining oil with the olives, lemon juice and garlic. As soon as the fish is cooked, transfer it to a platter and spoon the olive mixture on top.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 358, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 3 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 43 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 320 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams

ROASTED HALIBUT WITH GARLIC SAUCE



Roasted Halibut with Garlic Sauce image

Provided by Ruth Cousineau

Categories     Fish     Garlic     Roast     Quick & Easy     Mayonnaise     Seafood     Halibut     Gourmet

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 3/4 pounds halibut fillet (1 1/2 inches thick)
3 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup mayonnaise
Accompaniment: lemon wedges

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle.
  • Put fish in an oiled shallow baking dish and sprinkle with teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
  • Force garlic through a garlic press into a bowl, then whisk in oil and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Whisk in mayonnaise and spread over fish.
  • Bake, uncovered, until fish is just cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes.

ROASTED HALIBUT WITH LEMONS, OLIVES AND ROSEMARY



Roasted Halibut With Lemons, Olives and Rosemary image

Fish can be finicky dinner-party fare, especially for the distracted cook. Step away for a moment to sip your cocktail and your fillets might go from pearly to parched. This dish, though, inspired by one from Southern Italy, elegantly feeds a crowd. The fish, halibut, is seasoned with chile, salt and olive oil, then topped with rosemary, lemon and olives and roasted. It's a lighter main dish that won't leave anyone hungry.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     dinner, easy, quick, weekday, main course

Time 10m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 (8-ounce) halibut fillets, preferably at least 1-inch thick
1 1/2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil, more to taste
Kosher salt
Ground chile pepper, preferably Turkish or Aleppo
2 rosemary branches
1 small lemon, very thinly sliced
1/4 cup sliced, pitted calamata or other good-quality black olives

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 450 degrees. Place fish in a baking dish, brush fillets with 1 teaspoon of oil and season with salt and chile pepper. Top each fillet with a rosemary branch and several slices of lemon. Drizzle remaining oil over lemon slices and sprinkle with additional salt. Scatter olives over fish and pan.
  • Bake until just opaque, about 10 minutes. If lemon slices have not browned or singed (this will depend on how thinly you slice them), place pan under broiler for 1 to 2 minutes. Serve drizzled with more olive oil; sprinkle with more salt and chili, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 270, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 43 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 651 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram

BAKED HALIBUT WITH TOMATO CAPER SAUCE



Baked Halibut With Tomato Caper Sauce image

This is a pungent tomato sauce that I learned to make in Provence. It goes well with any type of robust fish.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories     dinner, weekday, sauces and gravies, main course

Time 1h

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
4 plump garlic cloves, minced or mashed in a mortar and pestle
1/4 cup capers, drained, rinsed and finely chopped or mashed with the garlic in a mortar and pestle
2 pounds tomatoes, peeled, seeded and finely chopped, or 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes with juice
Salt, preferably kosher salt
freshly ground pepper to taste
Pinch of sugar
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
1 tablespoon slivered fresh basil leaves
1 recipe tomato-caper sauce, above
6 6-ounce halibut fillets (Choose Pacific halibut over Atlantic halibut. According to the Environmental Defense Fund and the Blue Ocean Institute, Pacific halibut fisheries have been properly managed, but they are overfished in the Atlantic.)
Salt, preferably kosher salt
freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
6 lemon slices

Steps:

  • Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat, and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until tender, three to five minutes, and add the garlic and the capers. Cook, stirring, for three to five minutes, until the onion has softened thoroughly and the mixture is fragrant. Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar. Stir in the thyme, bring to a simmer and cook, stirring often, for 15 to 20 minutes, until the sauce is thick and fragrant. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve hot or cold.
  • Make the sauce as directed and keep warm.
  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Oil a baking dish large enough for the fish to lie flat. Season the fish with salt and pepper, and arrange in the baking dish. Drizzle the olive oil over the fillets, and place a round of lemon on each one. Cover the dish tightly with foil, and place in the oven. Bake 15 minutes. Check the fish; if you can cut into it with a fork, it is done. If it doesn't yield, (halibut fillets tend to be thick can take time to cook), cover and return to the oven for five minutes. Remove from the oven, and check again. Remove the lemon slices from the fish.
  • Place a spoonful of sauce on each plate, and place a piece of fish partially on top. Spoon some of the liquid from the baking dish over the fish. If you wish, top the fish with another spoonful of sauce, garnish with basil leaves and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 254, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 34 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 984 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams

Tips for Making Halibut Steaks with Olive Caper Sauce:

- Always start with fresh, high-quality halibut steaks. - To achieve the perfect sear, ensure the halibut is patted dry before cooking. - Use a heavy-bottomed skillet to maintain even heat distribution. - Baste the halibut frequently with the olive caper sauce while cooking to infuse flavor. - If your capers are too salty, rinse them before adding them to the sauce. - To make a creamier sauce, add a dollop of sour cream or crème fraîche. - Serve the halibut immediately with your favorite sides, such as roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or a fresh salad.

Conclusion:

This halibut steaks with olive caper sauce recipe is a delightful dish that combines the delicate flavor of halibut with a savory, tangy sauce. It's perfect for a special occasion meal or a weeknight dinner. The cooking techniques used in this recipe, such as searing and basting, help to create a flavorful and succulent dish that is sure to impress your taste buds. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a beginner, this recipe is easy to follow and will yield delicious results. So gather your ingredients, fire up the stove, and let's get cooking!

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