Halibut Brochettes Provençale

Ingredients

• 16  snack peppers assorted mini cut into 1-inch squares (from one 5-ounce package)
• 8 large cherry tomatoes mini
• 0.3 cup wine dry white
• 1  eggplant trimmed unpeeled halved lengthwise cut into eight 1- to 1 1/4-inch pieces
• 0.5 teaspoon fennel seeds chopped
• 1.5 tablespoons basil fresh minced
• 2 teaspoons marjoram fresh minced
• 1 teaspoon rosemary leaves fresh minced
• 1 teaspoon sage fresh minced
• 2 teaspoons thyme sprigs fresh minced
• 2  garlic clove pressed
• 1.5 pounds pacific halibut filets cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
• 0.3 teaspoon culinary lavender buds dried finely chopped
• 5 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh divided
• 5 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin extra-virgin divided
• 1 small onion red halved cut into 4 wedges, each wedge crosswise, layers kept intact
• 1.5 inch zucchini cut into eight 1/2-inch-thick rounds

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• grill
• skewers

Directions

1. Mix first 7 ingredients in small bowl.
2. Place zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, and onion in large bowl.
3. Add 1 tablespoon herbmixture and 1 tablespoon oil to vegetables.
4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat. Thread 1 mini pepper, 1 zucchini round, 1eggplant piece, 1 tomato, 1 onion piece, and 1 more mini pepper onto each of 8 skewers. DO AHEAD: Herb mixture and vegetables can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.
5. Place fish in medium bowl; sprinkle 2 tablespoons herb mixture over.
6. Add 3 tablespoons oil, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, and garlic; sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Cover and chill at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours, tossing occasionally.
7. Simmer wine, remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice in small saucepan until reduced to 1/3 cup, about 3 minutes. Stir in remaining herb mixture. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.
8. Spray grill rack with nonstick spray; prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Divide fish cubes among remaining 4 skewers. Grill vegetable skewers until vegetables are slightly charred and tender, turning occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes. Grill fish skewers until fish is cooked through, turning occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes.
9. Place 1 fish skewer and 2 vegetable skewers on each plate.
10. Drizzle sauce over.
11. * Also called culinary lavender buds;available at some supermarkets andfarmers' markets, at many natural foodsstores, and from deandeluca.com.