ONE PAN ROASTED AUSTRALIAN SALMON (SALMON TROUT)
One pan roasted Australian salmon (salmon trout). Fish tastes better cooked on the bone. Agree? Lemon and rosemary flavored trouts are baked alongside cherry tomatoes, olives and red onions marinated in a delightful mixture of balsamic vinegar, garlic and olive oil. An ultimate flavor explosion for your taste buds. Serve it with couscous, and you’re set for a scrumptious weeknight dinner!
Calling all seafood lovers! Same Dish New Fish, an initiative from PIRSA (Primary Industries and Regions South Australia) is all about choosing sustainable seafood to help reduce pressure on popular fish stocks in South Australian waters. But eating sustainably doesn’t mean you have to compromise on flavor. Let me introduce you to an amazingly delicious way to make fish the star of your everyday meals – One pan roasted Australian salmon with cherry tomatoes and olives.
INGREDIENTS
ROAST CHERRY TOMATOES:
- 500 g cherry tomatoes
- 1 large onion, thickly sliced
- 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
AUSTRALIAN ROAST SALMON:
- 2 (approximately 1.25 kg) whole Australian salmon (salmon trouts), cleaned
- 3 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 2 sprigs of rosemary
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
COUSCOUS:
- 1/2 cup couscous
- 2 1/2 cups boiling water
- Salt to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
BAKE TOMATOES AND SALMON:
- Preheat oven to 200 C / 400 F. Line a large rimmed
baking tray with baking paper. - Place cherry tomatoes, onions and olives in the baking tray. Add garlic, balsamic vinegar and oil. Toss to coat the tomatoes, onions and olives in the vinegar mixture. Arrange them along the edges of the tray. Season with salt and pepper.
- Pat salmon dry with paper towel. Make 3-4 shallow cuts into the thickest part of both sides of fish. Season well with
salt and plenty of ground black pepper. Fill the cavity of fish with lemon slices and rosemary. Place prepared trouts evenly spaced in the center of the tray. - Transfer the baking tray to oven, and bake for 30-40 minutes or until the trouts are cooked through and tomatoes begin to
burst. Cooking times may vary depending on the size of the fish.
