Whole Rainbow Trout with Herbs

Ingredients

  • olive oil

  • 2 Whole Rainbow Trout

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary

  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme

  • 1 medium lemon, cut into wedges

Directions

  • Place oven rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut 2 (15x10-inch) sheets of parchment paper; brush with olive oil. Set aside.

  • Sprinkle cavities of fish evenly with salt and pepper. Place 1 rosemary sprig and 1 thyme sprig in each cavity. Brush outsides of fish evenly with olive oil. Place 1 fish in center of each prepared parchment sheet. Roll up; twist ends of parchment to seal. Place packets, at least 1 inch apart, directly on center oven rack.

  • Bake 15 minutes, or until fish flakes easily when fork is inserted near backbone at thickest part of fish. Use scissors to cut each packet down center to open. Serve fish with lemon wedges.

Haley Smith