When I meet with fans I often hear this recipe mentioned as a favorite. People really seem to enjoy the bright combination of flavors in the salsa topping.

　　

Ingredients

4 servings

　　2 ruby red grapefruits

　　1 fennel bulb, trimmed

　　1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

　　2 tablespoons pitted Niçoise olives, halved

　　2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

　　1 teaspoon salt

　　1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes

　　4 (6-ounce) pieces halibut

　　1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

　　

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

　　

Step 2

With a zester or fine grater, remove 1 teaspoon of zest from one of the grapefruits. Use a large, sharp knife to trim away all the peel and pith from both grapefruits. Hold the peeled fruit over a bowl and cut in between the membranes to free the grapefruit segments; you should have about 1 cup. Squeeze the membranes over the bowl to extract the juice; you want 1/4 cup. (Reserve any extra for another use.) Add the zest and segments to the bowl.

　　

Step 3

Halve the fennel bulb lengthwise, slice it thin, and add it to the bowl with the grapefruit segments. Add the olive oil, olives, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and the red pepper flakes. Stir to combine.

　　

Step 4

Meanwhile, place the fish on a parchment-lined roasting dish. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt and the black pepper and bake for 10 to 12 minutes depending on thickness.

　　

Step 5

Gently transfer the fish to a serving plate. Top with the grapefruit and fennel salsa and serve immediately.

　　Reprinted with permission from Giada's Kitchen: New Italian Favorites by Giada De Laurentiis. Copyright © 2008 by Giada De Laurentiis. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved.Giada De Laurentiis is the star of Food Network's Everyday Italian and Behind the Bash. She attended the Cordon Bleu in Paris, and then worked in a variety of Los Angeles restaurants, including Wolfgang Puck's Spago, before starting her own catering and private-chef company, GDL Foods. The granddaughter of movie producer Dino De Laurentiis, Giada was born in Rome and grew up in Los Angeles, where she now lives.