Snowy mountains smoked trout with pickled cucumber

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  4 Servings


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Celebrate the colder seasons with this beautiful whole smoked trout meal with lashings of creme fraiche.

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Gourmet Recipes, Main recipes

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest


• 200ml creme fraiche or sour cream


• 2 whole smoked trout (see note), skin removed


• Pumpernickel bread (see note), to serve

Pickled cucumber

• 2 telegraph cucumbers, halved


• 1 tablespoon caster sugar


• 100ml white wine vinegar


• 1 tablespoon pickling spice or whole black peppercorns


• 1/4 cup chopped dill, plus sprigs to garnish

Method

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  Step 1
  
  
  
  
  Use a vegetable peeler or mandoline slicer to cut thin strips from the cucumber halves, discarding the seeds when you get to the centre. Place in a colander in the sink and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt. Stand for 30 minutes, then rinse well in cold water. Squeeze to remove excess liquid and pat dry with paper towel.
  
  
  


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  Step 2
  
  
  
  
  Combine sugar, vinegar, spice and 2 tablespoons chopped dill in a bowl, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add the cucumber and set aside at room temperature for 1 hour to pickle.
  
  
  


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  Step 3
  
  
  
  
  Meanwhile, stir the lemon zest and the remaining dill into the creme fraiche, then cover and chill until required.
  
  
  


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  Step 4
  
  
  
  
  Garnish each trout with the extra dill sprigs, then serve with pickled cucumber, creme fraiche and slices of pumpernickel.
  
  
  

• Low carb


• Low kilojoule


• Low sugar


• Lower gi

Nutrition

• 1260 kj

  Energy




• 21g

  Fat Total




• 13g

  Saturated Fat




• 2g

  Fibre




• 18g

  Protein




• 106mg

  Cholesterol




• 488.26mg

  Sodium




• 8g

  Carbs (sugar)




• 8g

  Carbs (total)

All nutrition values are per serve

Notes

Whole smoked trout are available from fishmongers and delis, or use 4 smoked trout fillets. Pumpernickel is from delis and selected supermarkets. Pickling spice is from spice shops and delis

• Author: Valli Little


• Image credit: Amanda McLauchlan


• Publication: delicious.

Source: taste.com.au