Artificial Food Coloring Free Pan-Seared Trout with Almonds
Few weeknight dinners feel as effortlessly elegant as a properly seared piece of fish, and this trout delivers that restaurant-quality result with nothing but whole, real ingredients. The skin crisps up beautifully in a hot cast iron or stainless skillet, while the flesh stays tender and flaky all the way through. What makes this dish especially appealing is how clean the ingredient list is — every single component is a whole food you can recognize on sight, with zero synthetic dyes or artificial additives hiding anywhere. The almond pan sauce comes together in the same skillet in just minutes, picking up all those golden, savory bits left behind by the fish. Toasted almonds, fresh garlic, bright lemon juice, and a handful of chopped parsley create a sauce that tastes far more complex than the effort involved. It's the kind of meal that proves you don't need anything artificial to get serious depth of flavor on the plate.
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4 servings
- 4 skin-on trout fillets (about 6 oz each)
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
For the almond pan sauce
- ½ cup raw sliced almonds
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 lemon)
- 1 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
For serving
- lemon wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Pat the trout fillets thoroughly dry with paper towels, then season both sides with the salt and black pepper.
- 2
Heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a 12-inch stainless steel or cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until the oil shimmers and a drop of water flicked in sizzles immediately.
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