Almond Stuffed Rainbow Trout
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recipe courtesy of Family Features/Riverence Provisions
Ingredients:- 2 ASC-certified steelhead trout fillets (8 oz. each)
- nonstick cooking spray
- ½ cup sliced almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ¼ cup chives, chopped
- 1 ½ cups breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup Italian parsley
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 1 egg, beaten kitchen twine (6-inch lengths)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse steelhead trout fillets and pat dry with paper towel. Line baking pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Mix almonds, lemon zest, lemon juice, chives, breadcrumbs and parsley. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add beaten egg to breadcrumb mixture and stir until well incorporated. Lay first trout fillet skin side down on baking pan. Place twine pieces underneath fish, spacing 1 1/2 inches apart; leave untied. Place breading mixture over trout fillet and remaining trout fillet on top of breadcrumb mixture, skin side up. Secure trout fillets together using kitchen twine. Brush olive oil on trout and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Bake 15-20 minutes or until fish is cooked through. Slice into portions to serve.