When life gives you lemons…part 1

This past weekend one of my wonderful next door neighbor dropped off a beautiful Persian lemon from his tree.  He told me that he and and his wife always enjoy all of my recipes and he wanted to see what I would create with it.  It was one of the most gorgeous lemons I have ever seen (it was so large that at first I actually thought it was a grapefruit!) and SO fragrant.   I was so flattered that he brought me such an amazing piece of fruit, I knew I had to create something delicious.
I actually ended up creating three delicious things from this one amazing lemon.  Here are the first two dishes.  We started the meal with a delicious salad…

Baby Arugula with Parmesan, Lemon & Olive Oil 

• 1 large bunch of baby arugula

• 2 tablespoons fresh Persian lemon juice

• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

• pinch of Kosher salt

• pinch of fresh black pepper

• hunk of good parmesan cheese

In a large salad bowl, combine lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper.  Add the arugula and toss well.  Top with sheets of shaved parmesan (use a vegetable peeler for best results).

And then used a bit more of the fresh squeezed juice to make a marinade for the halibut…

Lemon, Rosemary Halibut

• 2 6-ounce wild halibut filets

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil

• 2 tablespoons of white wine

• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon of chopped rosemary

Mix together, olive oil, wine, lemon juice and rosemary in a shallow dish – place the fish in the dish and marinate for 30 minutes or up to 1 hour (turning mid-way).

Heat up a outdoor grill or a grill pan to high heat, grill fish for 4-5 minutes on each side.