Whole Roast Trout with Potatoes and Asparagus Recipe

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Kerry Saretsky
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Kerry Saretsky

Kerry Saretsky interned at Serious Eats in 2008, and wrote the French in a Flash recipe column. She also writes her own blog on modernized French cuisine called French Revolution Food.

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Updated August 30, 2018
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Kerry Saretsky

Baby new potatoes, tender asparagus, and trout stuffed with a garden full of lemon thyme and sliced lemons, roasted all together in the oven. Busy yourself for 25 minutes, and the potatoes come out steaming and crisp, the asparagus tender and slightly charred, and the trout perfumed with lemon and thyme and perfectly cooked—just crisp around the edges.

Recipe Details

Whole Roast Trout with Potatoes and Asparagus Recipe

Active 5 mins
Total 30 mins
Serves 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound baby new potatoes, halved

  • 1 pound asparagus stalks, trimmed and cut in half crosswise

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 2 whole rainbow trout, scaled, gutted, and gilled

  • Half a lemon, thinly sliced

  • 1 bunch lemon thyme

Directions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat 425°F. Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with cold water by 1-inch. Bring to a boil and cook until barely tender, about 10 minutes. Drain. Arrange the asparagus and potatoes on a large parchment-lined baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.

  2. Rub the trouts inside and out with the remaining tablespoons of olive oil and season inside and out with salt and pepper. Stuff the cavitites of the two trout with the lemon slices and fresh thyme. Arrange the two fish on the baking sheet with the vegetables so that everything is in a single layer. Roast for 25 minutes until the potatoes are crisp and tender and the fish is cooked through. Serve immediately.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
825Calories
30gFat
95gCarbs
60gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 2
Amount per serving
Calories825
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30g38%
Saturated Fat 5g24%
Cholesterol 126mg42%
Sodium 648mg28%
Total Carbohydrate 95g34%
Dietary Fiber 20g71%
Total Sugars 18g
Protein 60g
Vitamin C 237mg1,184%
Calcium 276mg21%
Iron 10mg56%
Potassium 3066mg65%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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