Alaskan Halibut Caprese

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 
• 8 large basil leaves whole
• 0.3 cup basil fresh chopped
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese fresh sliced
• 4 servings salt and ground pepper black to taste
• 16 ounce fillets halibut 
• 1.5 tablespoons olive oil 
• 8 slices tomatoes 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• whisk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. Place an oven rack about 5 inches from the heat source. Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray.
3. Arrange halibut on prepared baking sheet and bake until lightly browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Flip fillets, season with salt and black pepper, and continue cooking until flesh is opaque, 1 to 2 minutes more.
4. Top each fillet with a mozzarella cheese slice, a basil leaf, and a tomato slice, respectively; repeat layers.
5. Return halibut to oven and bake until cheese begins to melt, about 2 minutes.
6. Whisk balsamic vinegar and olive oil together in a bowl; soon over halibut portions.
7. Garnish with chopped basil to serve.