Salted Sea Trout

Name: Salted Sea Trout
Yield: Serves 15
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 15 sprigs of fresh dill; 50 g (2 oz) fresh parsley, finely chopped; salt and pepper; 100 g (4 oz) cucumber, trimmed of skin and seeds and finely diced; 2 tbls chopped fresh dill; 50 g (2 oz) fresh dill, finely chopped; 450 g (1 lb) natural yoghurt; 2 tsp caster sugar; 1 × 1.5 kg (3 lb) side fresh salmon trout, all bones removed; approx 350 g (12 oz) rock or sea salt; approx 75 g (3 oz) Dijon mustard

Preparation info

Serves
15

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Great British Chefs

By Kit Chapman

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

1 × 1.5 kg (3 lb) side fresh salmon trout, all bones removed
approx 350 g (

Europe
United Kingdom
Side dish
Dinner
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Make sure all the bones are removed from the trout but leave the skin on. Cover the fish completely with the salt and leave in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

Wash the fish thoroughly and then dry it with absorbent paper. Spread the mustard over the fish. Mix the chopped dill and parsley together and sprinkle over the mustard, then press them in to ensure they stick. Cover and store in t