Fennel-Crusted Trout With Lemon-Ginger Vinaigrette
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh fennel bulb
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon minced shallot
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- About 1/2 teaspoon salt
- About 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 4 boned trout fillets (4 to 6 oz. each; see notes), rinsed and patted dry
- About 2 tablespoons fennel seeds
- In a bowl, mix fennel, vinegar, shallot, ginger, lemon peel, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Whisk in 1/2 cup olive oil until combined, then stir in raisins.
- Brush both sides of trout with oil, then sprinkle with salt and fennel seeds. Set a 12- to 14-inch nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Pour in about 1/2 teaspoon olive oil, then wipe pan with a paper towel. Set fillets skin side down in pan. Cook, turning once with a spatula, until surface is lightly golden and fish is opaque in center of thickest part, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Transfer each fillet to a plate. Whisk vinaigrette to combine and then spoon over fillets.
fresh fennel bulb, white wine vinegar, shallot, ginger, salt, olive oil, golden raisins, trout, fennel seeds
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/fennel-crusted-trout-with-lemon-ginger-vinaigrette (may not work)