Mushroom Free Pan-Seared Trout with Almonds
Crispy-skinned trout with a golden almond pan sauce is the kind of weeknight dinner that feels far more impressive than the effort it requires. The fillets are seared hard in a hot skillet until the skin turns deep and crackling, then finished just long enough to keep the flesh tender and moist all the way through. What makes this dish so satisfying is the pan sauce built right in the same skillet — sliced almonds toasted in olive oil, a flash of garlic, and a bright hit of lemon juice that lifts all those gorgeous browned bits off the bottom. Every component here is straightforward and naturally free of fungi in any form, so there's no need to scan labels or swap anything out. Trout can sometimes get lost in recipes that rely on earthy, umami-heavy sauces to carry the flavor, but this one lets the fish shine with nothing but clean, simple ingredients doing the work. Serve it immediately with an extra wedge of lemon and you've got a restaurant-quality plate on the table with minimal cleanup.
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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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