Ingredients

  • Salsa:
  • 2 cups finely chopped seeded peeled cucumber
  • 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
  • 1 tablespoon minced seeded jalapeno pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh cilantro
  • Fish:
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 (6-ounce) trout fillets

Method

  • To prepare salsa, combine first 6 ingredients. Cover and chill 2 hours.
  • To prepare fish, melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cilantro, garlic, salt, and black pepper evenly over 1 side of fillets. Add fillets, cilantro side down, to pan; cook 3 minutes. Turn, and cook 3 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve with salsa.