Fried Trout with Cherry-Pecan Salsa

Name: Fried Trout with Cherry-Pecan Salsa
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1.5 cups chopped pitted sweet cherries; .5 cup finely chopped red onion; 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 3 tablespoons lime juice and 1 teaspoon lime zest; 1.75 teaspoons kosher salt; 1.5 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; .75 cup chopped toasted pecans; .25 cup cornmeal; .25 cup all-purpose flour; .5 cup milk; 4 skinless trout fillets (1 pound); 2 tablespoons butter

You've never had a salsa like this one! Try it spooned over cornmeal-crusted, pan-fried fish.

By

Emily Paster

Published on May 23, 2023

Fried Trout with Cherry-Pecan Salsa — Photo: Carson Downing

Total Time:

30 mins

Servings:

4

Ingredients

1 ½ cups chopped pitted sweet cherries
½ cup finely chopped red onion
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons lime juice and 1 teaspoon lime zest
1 ¾ teaspoons kosher salt
1 ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
¾ cup chopped toasted pecans
¼ cup cornmeal
¼ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup milk
4 skinless trout fillets (1 pound)
2 tablespoons butter

Directions

For salsa: In a bowl, combine cherries, onion, jalapeño and cilantro. Stir in lime juice and zest, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Stir in pecans just before serving.
Preheat oven to 200°. In a shallow dish, whisk together cornmeal, flour and 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Place milk in a second dish. Dip trout fillets in the milk, then dredge in cornmeal mixture.
In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon each olive oil and butter over medium until hot. Add 2 fillets. Cook, turning once, until golden and fish flakes easily, 5 to 7 minutes. Keep warm in the oven. Repeat with remaining fillets, olive oil, and butter. Serve with salsa.

Nutrition Facts (per serving): 564 cal., 39 g total fat (8 g sat. fat), 83 mg chol., 615 mg sodium, 27 g carb., 4 g fiber, 9 g sugar, 29 g pro.Daily Values: 24% vit. A, 28% vit. C, 12% calcium, 18% iron.