Just for the HALIBUT (the hell of it)...

This recipe has become my standard pre-race dinner! It is  pretty easy, especially for the novice chef such as me!  This recipe is for 2 servings.

I julienne a red bell pepper, ginger, shitake mushrooms (you can never have too many), 4 basil leaves and a big handful or more of fresh baby spinach.  The recipe called for sugar snap peas - we forgot them and substituted with edamame.  Mix all the vegetables in a bowl with salt and pepper to taste. Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees.  Take two big pieces of aluminum foil and put a 1/4 of a cup of whole wheat couscous in each, than split the vegetable mixture in two and place on the foil.  Season the halibut (we are now using halibut cheeks) and place them on top of the vegetables.  Fold up the sides of foil and add 2 tablespoons of vegetable, fish or chicken broth (all we had was chicken broth), a squeeze of lemon might also work! Place 2 basil leaves on each. Then seal the foil, place on a small hotel pan (shallow baking sheet) and cook for 15 minutes or until the halibut is nice and flaky!  

Until Monday...Keep thinking veggies and protein!