Trout with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons minced preserved lemon peel
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Six 6-ounce trout fillets
- 2 cups watercress sprigs
- In a bowl, whisk the vinegar, lemon juice, preserved lemon, minced shallot, fish sauce and sugar.
- Whisk in 1/4 cup of the oil.
- Stir in the chopped parsley and season the vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
- Season the trout with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil until shimmering.
- Add 3 trout fillets skin side down and press with a spatula to flatten.
- Cook over high heat until the skin is crisp, 3 minutes.
- Flip the fillets and cook until the fish is just white throughout, about 30 seconds; drain on paper towels.
- Wipe out the skillet.
- Repeat with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and 3 trout fillets.
- Set the trout on plates, skin side up, and top with the watercress.
- Spoon some of the vinaigrette over the fish and watercress.
- Pass the remaining vinaigrette at the table.
cider vinegar, lemon juice, shallot, fish sauce, sugar, grapeseed oil, parsley, kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, trout, watercress sprigs
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/trout-with-preserved-lemon-vinaigrette (may not work)