roasted trout & caper salsa
photo by Rob Soegtrop
I don’t know about you, but all this bread making and recipe testing in quarantine has got me feeling very… whale-like. Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled with all of the delicious food I’ve been eating and all of the bandwagons I have enthusiastically jumped on to, but on a few rare occasions, I’ve been finding myself craving something light in between my meals of homemade pizza and fresh sourdough. This trout recipe is literally so easy and so light that you’ll feel like you earned tomorrow morning’s fresh cinnamon roll and dalgona whipped coffee. #quarantinevibes
Roasted Trout with Caper Salsa
Total time: 25 minutes
Hands-on time: 25 minutes
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
1 trout filet, about 1 Ib.
Extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp + more for brushing
1 lemon
1 tbsp chopped capers
1 shallot, diced
1 tsp honey
Salt and pepper
1 handful parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 415 degrees Fahrenheit. Pat trout filet dry with paper towel. Brush both sides of filet with olive oil. Place skin side down on a baking sheet, season liberally with salt and pepper, and bake for 8-10 minutes, until just slightly undercooked. You’ll know it’s almost done because the flesh will have changed from translucent to almost opaque. You want it still just very slightly pink in the middle, and it should easily flake apart with a fork. I then broil for 1 minute to create just a bit of a crust on the top, but if doing this, be careful not to overcook!
- In the meantime, make the caper salsa. Combine 1 tbsp olive oil, the juice of 1 lemon, capers, shallot, honey, and salt and pepper in a small bowl. Set aside to allow the shallots to soften and slightly pickle while the fish cooks. Just before serving, stir in a handful of chopped parsley.
- Remove the fish from the baking dish. You can take the skin with you to the serving tray, or remove it at the time. The fish should very easily pull away from the skin. Top the fish with the caper salsa and garnish with more chopped fresh parsley and lemon wedges.
