Pacific Northwest comfort on a plate: golden-seared rockfish over sweet roasted acorn squash with a quick garlicky kale-apple sauté. Bright, buttery, and weeknight-fast. Serves 2.
Details
Ingredients
- Fresh Rockfish Fillet (wild caught) 1 lb $4.99/lb (sale)
- Organic Acorn Squash 1 small (about 1.5 lb), seeded and wedged $1.99/lb
- Organic Lacinato Kale 1 bunch, stemmed and chopped $2.99/each
- Simple Truth Organic Garlic Bulbs 3 cloves, thinly sliced $2.79/3 ct
- Large Fuji Apple 1 medium, thinly sliced $1.99/lb
- Olive oil 3 tbsp, divided
- Unsalted butter 2 tbsp
- Kosher salt & black pepper to taste
- Red pepper flakes (optional) pinch
Instructions
- Heat oven to 450°F. Toss squash wedges with 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on a sheet pan 25–30 min, flipping once, until tender and caramelized.
- Prep: stem/chop kale, slice garlic and apple. Pat rockfish dry and season both sides with salt and pepper.
- Sear fish: Heat a large skillet over medium-high with 1 tbsp olive oil. Add rockfish; cook 3–4 min per side until opaque and flakes easily. Transfer to a warm plate.
- Brown-butter finish: Lower heat to medium; add butter and half the garlic to the skillet. Cook 60–90 sec until foamy and nutty. Spoon over fish.
- Garlicky kale-apple: In the same skillet (or a second), add 1 tbsp olive oil, remaining garlic, and red pepper flakes; cook 30 sec. Add kale and a pinch of salt; sauté 3–4 min to wilt. Toss in apple; cook 1 min to warm.
- Plate squash and kale-apple, top with rockfish, and drizzle any remaining brown butter over the fish.
Health notes: About 550–600 kcal per serving. High in lean protein and vitamins A/C; gluten-free. Use 1 tbsp butter instead of 2 to reduce saturated fat.
Drink pairing: Oregon Pinot Gris or Washington Sauvignon Blanc; for beer, a crisp pilsner.