Jose Gourmet - Trout Fillets with Lemon and Olive Oil

Jose Gourmet - Trout Fillets with Lemon and Olive Oil

This trout is farmed on a small scale in northern Portugal and gets to José Gourmet's cannery the same day it's caught. It's cleaned and filleted by hand, laid in the tin with a slice of lemon, then topped up with extra virgin olive oil. That's the whole recipe, and it doesn't need anything else.

The lemon keeps everything tasting bright, and the oil keeps the fillets soft and flaky. Trout is a good source of protein and omega-3s, which is handy, but honestly I'd eat it regardless. Flake it over a green salad with a few capers, or pile it onto buttered toast and squeeze that slice of lemon over the top.