Baked Trout with Shiitake Mushroom Pesto

Name: Baked Trout with Shiitake Mushroom Pesto
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters dried shiitake mushrooms; 2 Tbsps dry white wine; 3 Tbsps coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 2 garlic cloves; 1 Juice of lemon; 2 larges leeks, white and tender green, thinly sliced; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 medium shallot; 2 Tbsps tamari or soy sauce mixed with 2 cups boiling water; 1 kilograms trout (about each)—heads removed, fish cleaned and boned, fillets left attached to the skin

Baked Trout with Shiitake Mushroom Pesto might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe has 530 calories, 62g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Only From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of shiitake mushrooms, shallot, flat-leaf parsley, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

In a bowl, soak the shiitakes in the tamari-spiked boiling water until softened, about 30 minutes.

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Shiitake Mushrooms

Tamari

Water

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Bowl

Drain the mushrooms, reserving 2 tablespoons of the liquid. In a food processor, pulse the mushrooms and the reserved mushroom liquid with the parsley, garlic and shallot until finely chopped. With the machine on, slowly add 1 tablespoon of the oil.

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Mushrooms

Parsley

Shallot

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Food Processor

Transfer the pesto to a small bowl and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pesto

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Bowl

Place the trout on a work surface. Using tweezers, remove the fine pin bones that run along the center of each fillet. Coat a large nonstick baking sheet with cooking spray. Arrange the trout, skin side down, on the sheet.

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Cooking Spray

Trout

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Baking Sheet

Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon of oil in a skillet.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the leeks and cook over moderately high heat until just wilted, about 3 minutes.

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Leek

Add the wine, season with salt and pepper and cook until the liquid has evaporated, 1 to 3 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Wine

Preheat the oven to 40

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Oven

Sprinkle the trout with the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Lemon Juice

Trout

Spread one-quarter of the pesto in a thin layer on each trout. Spoon the leeks on top and bake for about 10 minutes, or just until the trout is cooked through.

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Spread