Pan Seared & Roasted Halibut, Summer Garden Succotash and Yellow Lemon Rice Recipe

As a kid, I disliked fish. My mother, in her true German way, loved to cook whole trout and serve it to us this way. When you're young, if it doesn't look like fish sticks and isn't served with tater tots-- well, a fish with cooked eyeballs looking up at me is about as disgusting as you can get. I refused to eat it. Period.

I avoided fish at all costs, until my early thirties. That's when I discovered Petrale Sole. It was a whole new world! I have also learned to appreciate fresh salmon and fresh tilapia. I've also discovered that fresh trout, sans eyeballs, is a very tasty fish. My favorite way to prepare fish is to sear and roast it (grilling it comes in second). I love the flavorful crust that develops on high heat on…