French · Dinner
Grilled Trout with Almonds (Low-Chol)
A grilled trout fillet with crispy skin is topped with a light almond and lemon butter made with minimal unsalted butter. Fresh parsley, lemon zest, and toasted almonds finish the fish, served with sautéed green beans for a delicate, low-cholesterol French preparation.
$7
10 minsPrep
10 minsCook
20 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
432Calories
36.4gProtein
27.9gFat
10.8gCarbs
2.9gSugar
4.6gFiber
720mgSodium
79mgChol
6.1gSat Fat
870mgPotassium
115mgCalcium
2.6mgIron
5.6mcgVitamin B12
22mgVitamin C
low-cholesterol
gluten-free
protein-rich
low-carb
low-calorie
low-chol
Instructions
1
Prep
Pat the trout fillet dry with paper towel, rub with 1 tsp olive oil, season both sides with salt and black pepper.
2
Toast
Place almonds in a small dry skillet over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, shaking the pan, until golden and fragrant.
3
Grill
Lay the trout skin-side down on a preheated grill over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes until skin crisps and releases.
4
Saute
Warm 1/2 tsp olive oil in a small pan over medium heat and sauté green beans 4-5 minutes until crisp-tender.
5
Melt
In the same skillet used for almonds, melt butter over low heat 30 seconds until foaming, then remove from heat.
6
Finish
Chop parsley and mince garlic; stir with toasted almonds, lemon juice, lemon zest into the melted butter and swirl briefly.
7
Plate
Set trout fillet on a plate with sautéed green beans alongside, spoon the almond-lemon butter over the fish.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 13 oz371g trout fillet, skin on
- 2 tsp2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp10g unsalted butter
- 1 oz28g almonds
- 11 lemon, juiced and zested
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp parsley
- 22 small clove garlic
- 7 oz200g green beans
- 1 tsp1 tsp olive oil, for sautéing
