Sear Roasted Halibut With Blood Orange Salsa

• Salsa:
• 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 3 small blood oranges, cut into segments, segments cut into half
• 2 T minced red onion
• 1 T chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 T olive oil
• 1 T finely grated orange zest
• kosher salt and black pepper
• HALIBUT
• 1 tsp finely grated orange zest
• 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
• kosher salt and black pepper
• 4 6oz skinless halibut fillets
• 3 T olive oil

1. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425F
2. Make Salsa"
3. In a small saucepan, boil the OJ over med heat until reduced to 1/4 cup, 8 to 10 min. Let cool
4. In a medium bowl, combine the reduced OJ, blood orange segments, onion, cilantro, olive oil, and orange zest. Season with salt and pepper
5. Halibut:
6. In a small bowl, mix orange zest, thyme, 1 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Rub the mixture over all the halibut fillets. Heat the oil in a 12" ovenproof skillet over medium high heat. When the oil is shimmering hot, arrange the fillets in the pan. Sear for about 2 min without moving; then use a thin slotted metal spatula to lift a piece of fish and check the color. When the fillets are nicely browned, flip them and put the pan in the oven.
7. Roast until the halibut is just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and transfer the halibut to serving plates. Spoon some of the salsa over each filet and serve.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/sear-roasted-halibut-with-blood-orange-salsa-50017361 (may not work)