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Baked Rainbow Trout With Garlic Butter

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 28 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main
Cuisine: Healthy
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5 from 6 votes
Calories: 240kcal
Tasty, nutritious and easy, this baked rainbow trout with garlic butter and herbs is a versatile main that can be served with many side dishes. This trout recipe can be adapted to salmon fillets or white fish. It's gluten-free, low-carb and Whole30-friendly.

Ingredients 

  • 2 rainbow trout fillets about 1-1.5 lb / 500-650 grams of fish
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp chopped garlic
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder or granulated powder
  • 1/2 tsp dried herbs such as basil, oregano, thyme or mixed Italian
  • 5 sprigs of dill
  • 2 lemon wedges to serve

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 175 C / 350 F. Line a baking dish with foil or parchment paper and place two rainbow trout fillets inside.
  • Mix salt and spices. Sprinkle over trout fillets.
  • Melt the butter and mix with chopped garlic. Spread on the trout fillet. Finely chop the dill and also sprinkle on the trout. Cover the top with foil or fold the parchment paper and bake for 15 minutes.
  • Then unfold the foil and bake the trout for another 5 minutes. After this, transfer the fish to a plate and serve with lemon wedges on the side. You can also add more butter and chopped dill.

Nutrition

Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 384mg | Potassium: 764mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 284IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 1mg
Keywords: Fish Recipes, Fish, Trout
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