Grilled trout with almond butter recipe
Ingredients
- 25g (1oz) flaked almonds
- 50g (2oz) softened butter
- 2tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1 lemon, rind grated and cut into thin slices
- freshly ground black pepper
- 4 whole gutted trout
- few sprigs parsley
- watercress (optional)
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1430kJ 343.0kcal
- Fat
- 21g
- Saturates
- 8g
- Salt
- 0.5g
- Sugars
- 1g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 1.1gProtein 37.7gFibre 0.2g
Method
- Fry thealmondsin a dry pan for 1-2 minutes, tossing occasionally until browned. Beat softened butter with the parsley, lemon rind, flaked almonds and ground pepper.
- Place on baking paper, roll into a fat sausage shape using the paper to help you, and chill until required.
- Heat grill until hot and lightly oil grill rack. Place trout on top and fill the cavities withlemonslices and a few sprigs of parsley. Grill fish for 3-4 minutes on each side.
- When the trout is almost cooked, add a little of the butter mixture and flash under the grill until melted. Serve immediately with the rest of the almond butter, a handful of watercress and some thick-cut chips.
