Trout

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Look for pea shoots at the farmers’ market or at Asian markets (though any tender green will work in a pinch).

Hot-smoked salmon would also work well in this crunchy, surprisingly light fall salad.

Yes, there is butter in the sauce of this roast trout with lentils, but the key ingredient is verjus. If you can’t find it, use half white wine and half unseasoned rice vinegar.

Hot-smoked salmon, unlike cured, is fully cooked.

The bacon wrap is a genius way to secure fresh herbs in the fish, where the season the filets from the inside out.

This rainbow trout recipe is ready in under 20 minutes, and that spiced-yogurt dressing? You're going to want it on everything.

Chicago chef Paul Kahan’s pairing of grilled toast, fresh cheese, and buttery smoked sablefish works with any smoked fish, from flaky whitefish, trout, or bluefish to thin slices of salmon. Try it alongside the rest of his summer cookout menu: Grilled Chicken Liver Pate and Blackberry Crostini, Roasted Beets with Hazelnut Vinaigrette and Burrata, Marinated Kale and Green Bean Salad, Dilly New Potato Salad with Summer Sausage, Grilled Lamb Skewers with Carrots, Feta, and Mint, and Country-Style R.…

This is the definition of minimalist Thai cooking. The steam not only gently cooks the fish until just tender but also creates an instant, complex sauce from a handful of basic ingredients. Scoring the fish's flesh allows more of the flavor to season the fish and facilitates faster steaming. The fish is cooked on a plate that fits inside the steamer, to catch the juices.

Light, fresh, and flavorful: This spring salad has it all