Butternut Squash and Trout Bake with Fresh Salsa

Description

This is something a friend of mine showed me. It’s super easy, not to mention delicious. I try to eat according to the paleolithic diet and this fits wonderfully. The portions are quite large, so it can easily feed more than 2 or you can have some for lunch the next day. Feel free to change amounts according to taste, especially in regards to the onion, cilantro, lemon juice and olive oil.

Ingredients

  • 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
  • ⅓ cup finely chopped red onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill, or to taste
  • 2 (4 ounce) fillets rainbow trout
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil, or as needed
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil.
  2. Combine tomatoes
  3. red onion
  4. cilantro
  5. jalapeno pepper
  6. lemon juice
  7. and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a bowl. Place squash halves on a baking sheet. Fill butternut squash cavities with tomato salsa mixture
  8. reserving about 2 tablespoons of salsa for garnish. Brush cut surfaces of squash with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sprinkle squash with 2 tablespoons of dill.
  9. Bake squash in the preheated oven until almost tender
  10. about 45 minutes.
  11. Remove baking sheet from oven; place trout fillets onto baking sheet
  12. brush with 1 teaspoon olive oil
  13. and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons dill. Return to oven and bake until trout fillets are opaque and fish flakes easily with a fork
  14. about 15 more minutes. Serve fillets on top of squash halves
  15. served with reserved salsa.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 2

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