There’s not a thing out of place on this plate. Succulent trout fillet is pan-fried to perfection, and adorned with a luscious apricot & soy basting. Served alongside creamy mashed potato and a crisp fennel, apple & celery salad featuring a mustard dressing.
Savanna’s Trout & Dill-Apricot Butter
Savanna’s Trout & Dill-Apricot Butter
with a fennel, apple & celery salad
Hands on Time: 25 - 45 minutes
Overall Time: 40 - 60 minutes
Ingredients:
- Apple
- Apricot & Soy Sauce
- Celery Stalk
- Celery Stalks
- Dijon Mustard
- Fish
- Fresh Dill
- Garlic Heads
- Lemons
- Potato
- Rainbow Trout Fillet
- Rainbow Trout Fillets
- Salad Leaves
From your kitchen:
- Oil (cooking, olive or coconut)
- Salt & Pepper
- Water
- Sugar/Sweetener/Honey
- Paper Towel
- Butter
- Milk (optional)
POTATO MASH
Place the potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 15-20 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
MAKE THE MARINADE
Melt 30g of butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add the lemon zest (to taste), a generous squeeze of lemon juice, the apricot & soy sauce, the grated garlic, ½ the chopped dill, and seasoning. Bring to a simmer, 2-3 minutes (stirring occasionally). Remove from the heat and set aside.
JUICY TROUT
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the trout dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the fish, skin-side down, until crispy, 2-3 minutes. Working quickly, use a pastry brush to coat the flesh side of the fish with some of the marinade. Flip and fry the flesh side until cooked through, 30-60 seconds. Remove from the pan and season. Loosen the remaining marinade with warm water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency.
CRUNCHY SALAD
In a salad bowl, loosen the mustard with a splash of water and olive oil in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency. Add a sweetener and seasoning. Mix to combine. Toss through the rinsed leaves, the sliced celery, and the apple slices. Set aside.
GRAB THE PLATES
Dish up a heap of the potato mash and top with the pan-fried trout. Drizzle over the remaining marinade. Side with the dressed apple & celery salad, and garnish with the remaining dill and lemon wedges. Dive in, Chef!
Potato - 200g
Lemons - 1
Apricot & Soy Sauce - 15ml
Garlic Heads - 1
Fresh Dill - 1
Rainbow Trout Fillet - 1
Dijon Mustard - 5ml
Salad Leaves - 20g
Celery Stalk - 1
Apple - 1
POTATO MASH
Place the potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 15-20 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
MAKE THE MARINADE
Melt 60g of butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add the lemon zest (to taste), a generous squeeze of lemon juice, the apricot & soy sauce, the grated garlic, ½ the chopped dill, and seasoning. Bring to a simmer, 2-3 minutes (stirring occasionally). Remove from the heat and set aside.
JUICY TROUT
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the trout dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the fish, skin-side down, until crispy, 2-3 minutes. Working quickly, use a pastry brush to coat the flesh side of the fish with some of the marinade. Flip and fry the flesh side until cooked through, 30-60 seconds. Remove from the pan and season. Loosen the remaining marinade with warm water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency.
CRUNCHY SALAD
In a salad bowl, loosen the mustard with a splash of water and olive oil in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency. Add a sweetener and seasoning. Mix to combine. Toss through the rinsed leaves, the sliced celery, and the apple slices. Set aside.
GRAB THE PLATES
Dish up a heap of the potato mash and top with the pan-fried trout. Drizzle over the remaining marinade. Side with the dressed apple & celery salad, and garnish with the remaining dill and lemon wedges. Dive in, Chef!
Potato - 400g
Lemons - 1
Apricot & Soy Sauce - 30ml
Garlic Heads - 1
Fresh Dill - 1
Rainbow Trout Fillets - 2
Dijon Mustard - 10ml
Salad Leaves - 40g
Celery Stalks - 2
Apple - 1
POTATO MASH
Place the potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 20-25 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
MAKE THE MARINADE
Melt 90g of butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add the lemon zest (to taste), a generous squeeze of lemon juice, the apricot & soy sauce, the grated garlic, ½ the chopped dill, and seasoning. Bring to a simmer, 2-3 minutes (stirring occasionally). Remove from the heat and set aside.
JUICY TROUT
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the trout dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the fish, skin-side down, until crispy, 2-3 minutes. Working quickly, use a pastry brush to coat the flesh side of the fish with some of the marinade. Flip and fry the flesh side until cooked through, 30-60 seconds. Remove from the pan and season. Loosen the remaining marinade with warm water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency.
CRUNCHY SALAD
In a salad bowl, loosen the mustard with a splash of water and olive oil in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency. Add a sweetener and seasoning. Mix to combine. Toss through the rinsed leaves, the sliced celery, and the apple slices. Set aside.
GRAB THE PLATES
Dish up a heap of the potato mash and top with the pan-fried trout. Drizzle over the remaining marinade. Side with the dressed apple & celery salad, and garnish with the remaining dill and lemon wedges. Dive in, Chef!
Potato - 600g
Lemons - 1
Apricot & Soy Sauce - 45ml
Garlic Heads - 1
Fresh Dill - 1
Rainbow Trout Fillets - 3
Dijon Mustard - 15ml
Salad Leaves - 60g
Celery Stalks - 3
Apple - 1
POTATO MASH
Place the potato pieces in a pot of salted water. Bring to the boil and cook until soft, 20-25 minutes. Drain and return to the pot. Add a knob of butter (optional) and a splash of water or milk (optional). Mash with a fork, season, and cover.
MAKE THE MARINADE
Melt 120g of butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add the lemon zest (to taste), a generous squeeze of lemon juice, the apricot & soy sauce, the grated garlic, ½ the chopped dill, and seasoning. Bring to a simmer, 2-3 minutes (stirring occasionally). Remove from the heat and set aside.
JUICY TROUT
Place a pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Pat the trout dry with paper towel. When hot, fry the fish, skin-side down, until crispy, 2-3 minutes. Working quickly, use a pastry brush to coat the flesh side of the fish with some of the marinade. Flip and fry the flesh side until cooked through, 30-60 seconds. Remove from the pan and season. Loosen the remaining marinade with warm water in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency.
CRUNCHY SALAD
In a salad bowl, loosen the mustard with a splash of water and olive oil in 5ml increments until drizzling consistency. Add a sweetener and seasoning. Mix to combine. Toss through the rinsed leaves, the sliced celery, and the apple slices. Set aside.
GRAB THE PLATES
Dish up a heap of the potato mash and top with the pan-fried trout. Drizzle over the remaining marinade. Side with the dressed apple & celery salad, and garnish with the remaining dill and lemon wedges. Dive in, Chef!
Potato - 800g
Lemons - 1
Apricot & Soy Sauce - 60ml
Garlic Heads - 1
Fresh Dill - 1
Rainbow Trout Fillets - 4
Dijon Mustard - 20ml
Salad Leaves - 80g
Celery Stalks - 4
Apple - 1