Baked Rainbow Trout with Lemon, Pepper, and Garlic

Baked Rainbow Trout with Lemon, Pepper, and Garlic

from juliasalbum.com
30 min

Sheet-Pan Baked Rainbow Trout and Asparagus.  Trout is flavored with olive oil, salt and cracked black pepper, freshly minced garlic and fresh lemon.  Healthy, low-carb, and gluten-free recipe, packed with healthy omega 3 fatty acids.  Easy and quick dinner - only 30 minutes from start to finish!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound rainbow trout
  • 1 pound asparagus
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 5 cloves garlic (, minced)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (, cracked)
  • 1/2 lemon (, sliced)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 400 F.

  2. 2

    Line a rimmed small baking sheet (I used half sheet) with parchment paper.

  3. 3

    Place rainbow trout skin side down in the center of the baking sheet. Brush half of olive oil amount over the top of trout. 

  4. 4

    Toss the asparagus (ends trimmed) with the remaining half of olive oil. Place asparagus all around trout on a sheet pan. 

  5. 5

    Sprinkle the trout and the asparagus with salt and pepper. Add minced garlic on top of the trout fillet and asparagus.  Top with lemon slices.

  6. 6

    Bake for about 15 minutes at 400 F in the preheated oven until the trout is cooked through.

  7. 7

    Remove from the oven. Remove lemon slices from the trout before serving.