Crispy-Skin Trout with Golden Potatoes and Caper Butter
Pan-seared trout with shatter-crisp skin, golden potatoes and a nutty caper-lemon butter for the grown-ups.
- Celiac
- Hashimoto's
- Pregnancy
- Toddlers
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- Kid-friendly
- Sheet pan
- One pan
- Date night
Ingredients
- 4 fillets (about 125 g each) trout fillets, skin on, pin bones removed
- 600 g baby potatoes, halved
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 200 g baby spinach
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp capers, drained
- 1 lemon, zest and juice, plus wedges to serve
- 2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- ½ tsp salt
Method
- Boil the potatoes in salted water until a knife slides in easily.15 min timer
- Sear the potatoes cut-side down in olive oil until deep golden.8 min timer
- Season the trout and sear skin-side down until it flakes at 145°F/63°C.5 min timer
- Lift out the kids' share: plain trout, potatoes and spinach, before the butter.Kids’ plate comes out here
- Melt the butter with the garlic until it foams and smells nutty.
- Add capers, lemon juice and dill, wilt in the spinach and spoon over the trout.
Kids’ plate: Fish & Golden Potato Coins
On the plate: Plain crispy trout pieces, golden potato coins and soft spinach, with a lemon wedge on the side.
Make it a game: Stack the potato coins into a golden tower, then a lemon squeeze makes them sparkle.
Set it aside at step 4, before the grown-ups’ sauce or spice goes on.
Why it works
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Naturally gluten-free trout with potatoes and spinach, no soy or seaweed anywhere.
- Gluten-free: Everything is cooked from scratch: fish, potatoes, spinach and a butter sauce with no flour or stock.
- Kid (4–12): Mild fish and crispy potato coins to pick up, with the lemon kept as a dip.
- Toddler (1–3): Soft flaked fish, potato coins and gentle spinach in easy little pieces.
Celiac check: watch for hidden gluten in soy sauce, stock, malt vinegar and seasoning blends, and oats that aren’t certified. Gluten gives food ideas, not medical advice: always check labels for allergens and cross-contact.
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