3 halibut olive coulis Recipes

in. thick, 4 to 5 oz. each) boned , skinned halibut or other firm white-fleshed fish (see notes), olive oil, salt and pepper, fresh shiitake or portabella mushrooms (or 3 oz. of each), minced garlic, fat-skimmed chicken broth, tomato sauce, frozen shelled soybeans, sliced fresh chives or green onions, kabocha coulis (see notes ), chopped fresh basil leaves (optional)

fresh bread crumbs (from about 1 slice), chopped fresh tarragon leaves, chopped pitted kalamata or other brine-cured black olives (about 5), mayonnaise, dijon mustard, two 1-inch thick halibut or other firm-fleshed fish fillets such as scrod (each about 6 oz), extra-virgin olive oil plus additional for brushing pan, tomatoes (about 6), cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, garlic cloves, unpeeled, balsamic vinegar , or to taste, water for thinning coulis