Grilled Salmon Trout
Grilled salmon trout with a delicious mint pesto. The summery recipe can be found at Spoonsparrow.
Ingredients
- 800 g salmon trout fillet (with skin; 2 trout at 400 g)
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 tbsp mustard
- 1 Organic lemon
- 3 sprigs Mint
- 1 bunch parsley (20 g)
- 1 Garlic clove
- 25 g pine nuts
- 4 tbsp olive oil (+ oil for grilling)
Instructions
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1.
Wash and pat dry the fish fillets, removing any remaining bones with tweezers.
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2.
Season the flesh side of each fillet with salt and pepper, then spread mustard on it.
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3.
Place the fillets skin-side down so that the seasoned sides touch each other.
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4.
Wash, dry, and slice the lemon. Place half of the slices in a greased grill grate.
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5.
Lay the double fillets on the grill grate, top with the remaining lemon slices, cover the grate, and set aside to chill.
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6.
Wash mint and parsley, shake off excess water, pluck leaves, and roughly chop. Peel and finely mince the garlic.
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7.
Toast pine nuts in a dry pan over medium heat for about 4–5 minutes, transfer to a plate, let cool, then chop finely.
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8.
Combine herbs, garlic, and pine nuts with olive oil in a bowl, season with salt and pepper.
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9.
Grill the salmon trout on a medium-high grill for 6–7 minutes per side until the skin flakes easily. Serve with mint pesto.