Roasted Arctic Char with Sicilian Bulgur Salad

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Skill Level	Easy

Preparation Time	10 minutes	Total Time	25 minutes
Servings	4	Cost Per Serving	$3.88

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Ingredients

4	4 oz. Arctic Char Fillets (any fish will work)
1 cup	Raw Bulgur
1 cup	Radicchio, thinly sliced
1/4 cup	Olives, roughly chopped
1	Orange, peeled, sliced and roughly chopped
1 tbsp	Orange Zest
2 tbsp	Fresh Mint
2 tsp + 1 tbsp	Olive Oil
To taste	Sea salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Add 1 ¾ cups of boiling water to a bowl with the bulgur. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let sit for 15 minutes.
Season fish with orange zest, 2 tsp olive oil and sea salt. Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, skin side down. Bake for about 7 minutes, or until the fish flakes apart.
Fluff up bulgur with a fork, add olives, oranges, radicchio, mint and 1 tbsp olive oil. Season to taste.
Remove fish from the oven and serve with bulgur salad.

Nutrition

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