Easy Oven Baked Trout Recipe

 

Oven Temp. ~350º Baking Time ~ 30 to 40 minutes Pan size ~ cookie sheet Servings ~ 4     GLENDA'S Helpful Kitchen Hints ~~~~~~~~~~~ You can use 3 or 4 smaller trout for this recipe, cut back the cooking time 10 minutes or so.

Oven Baked Trout Recipe "Nothing beats fresh fish, especially when it is baked on a layer of fresh veggies. The fresh flavors of this dish will leave your mouth begging for more." one large trout about one pound, cleaned and head removed 1/2 sweet onion, minced 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 cup olive oil, divided salt and pepper to taste 1 pound fresh baby spinach leafs 2 or 3 large carrots thinly sliced Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper sprayed with cooking spray. Aluminum foil sprayed with a cooking spray will work just a well. Spread spinach leafs on parchment and then layer the carrots over spinach. Toss onion, dill, lemon zest, garlic, and half of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Press onion mixture into the trout, then brush the trout with the remaining olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place trout on the layer of prepared veggies baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until the skin of the fish begins to brown, and the flesh flakes easily with a fork, about 30 minutes.