Seared Steelhead with Radish-Cucumber Herb Salad
A different steelhead dish from the earlier salmon-style idea: seared steelhead with a warm radish, cucumber, and herb salad plus a quick mustard-pan sauce. Bright, peppery, and distinctly spring-forward for Washington in late March.
Ingredients
- Fresh Steelhead Trout Fillet 1 lb already have
- Green Top Red Radishes 1 bunch, thinly sliced 1.99
- Organic Cucumber 1, sliced into half moons 1.49
- Parsley 2 tablespoons chopped 1.69
- Mint 1 tablespoon chopped 1.29
- Taylor Farms Chopped Cilantro 1 tablespoon optional 2.79
- Pompeii® Lemon Juice 2 tablespoons 2.50
- Kroger® Fresh Diced Garlic 1 teaspoon 3.49
- Jumbo Yellow Onions 2 tablespoons finely minced 1.49
- pantry Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon
- pantry olive oil 2 tablespoons
- pantry honey or maple syrup 1 teaspoon
- pantry salt to taste
- pantry black pepper to taste
- pantry cooked rice or crusty bread for serving, optional
Instructions
- Pat the 1 pound steelhead dry and cut into 2 portions. Season with salt and black pepper.
- In a bowl, combine thinly sliced radishes, cucumber, parsley, mint, and optional cilantro.
- Whisk together 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil, honey or maple syrup, a pinch of salt, and black pepper. Toss with the radish-cucumber mixture and let it sit while you cook the fish.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place the steelhead skin-side down if skin-on. Press gently for the first 30 seconds so it cooks flat.
- Cook 4 to 5 minutes on the first side until mostly opaque. Flip and cook 1 to 2 minutes more, depending on thickness. Transfer to plates.
- Lower heat to medium. In the same pan, add the minced onion and cook 30 to 60 seconds. Add garlic and stir 20 seconds.
- Add remaining 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon Dijon, and 2 to 3 tablespoons water. Swirl until lightly emulsified into a quick pan sauce.
- Spoon some sauce over the steelhead and pile the radish-cucumber herb salad alongside.
- Serve with cooked rice or bread if desired.
Cook time: 30 minutes
Estimated cost: $8-11 using your steelhead plus pantry rice
Health notes: High-protein, omega-3 rich, vegetable-forward, and relatively light.
Drink pairing: Dry Riesling or unoaked Chardonnay