Pan Seared Opakapaka With Macadamia Nut Pesto Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Oil a baking pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• Place the fish in the pan, and sprinkle with pepper and lemon juice.
• In a small skillet heat the rest of the butter. .
• Add the ground nuts.
• Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes making sure the mixture doesn't burn.
• Spread the mixture over the fish.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes or until done.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat a grill. In a food processor, combine the basil, parsley, macadamia nuts, red pepper flakes, and garlic, and blend until well mixed. Once the pesto is ready, add the mayonnaise and mix well.
• Spread the pesto mayonnaise on the flesh side of each fish fillet and place, pesto-side down, on the grill. Grill for approximately 3 to 5 minutes, turn and grill until fish is just opaque and cooked through. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve on top of rice or favorite salad greens.

Steps:

• Heat a saute pan with a tablespoon of olive oil.
• Season fish fillets with Kosher salt and fresh pepper; cook until golden brown, turn and put into hot oven.
• In a food processor or blender container, combine garlic, nuts, cheese, basil leaves and olive oil; pulse to make pesto.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove fillets from oven and coat with pesto.
• Place under broiler for 1 to 3 minutes.
• Serve on rice with vegetables of choice.

Steps:

• 1. Heat a saute pan with a tablespoon of olive oil.
• 2. Season fish fillets with kosher salt and fresh pepper; cook until golden brown, turn and put into hot oven.
• 3. In a food processor or blender container, combine garlic, nuts, cheese, basil leaves and olive oil; pulse to make pesto.
• 4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 5. Remove fillets from oven and coat with pesto.
• 6. Place under broiler for 1 to 3 minutes.
• 7. Serve on rice with vegetables of choice.

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper.
• Mix milk and egg.
• Mince scallions and pecans and mix with crumbs.
• All three of these mixtures should be on separate flat dishes.
• Dip each fillet in flour mixture, then in milk mixture, then in pecan mixture.
• Heat oil.
• Cook fillets 3 minutes, or until golden.
• Turn carefully and cook 3 minutes on the other side.

Steps:

• In a food processor, using a pulse action, chop the macadamias, basil, garlic and parmigiano until very finely minced. Pulse in the lemon juice, olive oil and add salt to taste. The mixture should be pureed, but retain some texture.
• Toss your favourite cooked pasta with the pesto; top bruschetta with it; dip crostini into it -- .

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2. Oil a baking pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• 3. Place the fish in the pan, and sprinkle with pepper and lemon juice.
• 4. In a small skillet heat the rest of the butter. .
• 5. Add the ground nuts.
• 6. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes making sure the mixture doesn't burn.
• 7. Spread the mixture over the fish.
• 8. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until done.
• 9. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
• 10. Note: I like to add a clove of minced garlic and about 1/4 cup white wine. I only bake this fish for 8-10 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread Macadamia nuts on small jelly roll pan (or similar) and roast in the oven for 5 - 10 minutes, stirring every 2-3 minutes. Watch closely so they do not brown too much, remove from oven when golden brown and let cool. Cook pasta according to manufacturer's directions (boil approximately 10 minutes). Meanwhile in a food processor, pack in the basil, the arugula and the nuts and process until well pureed (I had to start with half the greens and nuts and once it pureed a bit, added the rest.). Add the ricotta to the food processor and blend until well mixed. Drain the pasta and toss with the pureed mix and the halved cherry tomatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste and toss again.
• Note - traditional pesto often has garlic added but I have a food sensitivity to garlic. Feel free to experiment by adding garlic, but first try it as listed above, it has a lovely fresh nutty greens taste to it!