Trout fillets with herb butter, lettuce, peas and bacon

Lifestyle Recipes Everyday Trout fillets with herb butter, lettuce, peas and bacon Delicate fish paired with an unbeatable vegetable medley Save Comment speech bubble icon Gift this article free Gift article Give full access to this article, free time. You have 15 articles left to gift, this month. Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Add us as preferred source Share article Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Diana Henry The Telegraph's award-winning cookery writer Show biography Diana Henry shares recipes for everything from speedy family dinners to special menus that friends will remember for months. Her journalism and recipe books, including Simple and How to Eat a Peach, are multi-award-winning. A mother of two sons, Diana can satisfy even the fussiest of eaters. Click here to sign up to receive Diana's Recipes Newsletter – featuring a weekly meal planner – every Saturday.  Published 09 July 2026 2:45pm BST Save Comment speech bubble icon Share article Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Gift this article free Gift article Give full access to this article, free time. You have 15 articles left to gift, this month. Log in or Subscribe Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email Add us as preferred source A vibrant plateful whose versatile vegetables can be used with lamb or chicken, too Credit: Haarala Hamilton and Valerie Berry Diana Henry The Telegraph's award-winning cookery writer Show biography Diana Henry shares recipes for everything from speedy family dinners to special menus that friends will remember for months. Her journalism and recipe books, including Simple and How to Eat a Peach, are multi-award-winning. A mother of two sons, Diana can satisfy even the fussiest of eaters. Click here to sign up to receive Diana's Recipes Newsletter – featuring a weekly meal planner – every Saturday.  Published 09 July 2026 2:45pm BST This also works with wild Alaskan salmon or good farmed salmon. Keep hold of the instructions for the vegetables – they’re lovely with other fish and with roast lamb and roast chicken. They seem much fancier than they really are. Overview Prep time 10 mins Cook time 15 mins Serves 4 Ingredients 50g butter, slightly soft (not straight out of the fridge), plus extra for greasing 2 tbsp chopped herbs, a mixture of chives, tarragon, parsley or chervil 100g bacon lardons 4 trout fillets, each weighing about 120g 2 Little Gem lettuces, halved and the bases trimmed 175g fresh peas 100ml light chicken stock or water Method Step Put 50g slightly softened butter in a bowl and add 2 tbsp chopped herbs (a mixture of chives, tarragon, parsley or chervil), mashing or grinding them so that they’re completely incorporated.  Step Add a little salt and pepper. Scoop the herb butter up and put it into some cling film or foil. Place in the fridge. Once it’s firm enough, make it into a sausage shape and wrap in greaseproof paper or foil, then put back in the fridge. Step Preheat the oven to 200C/190C fan/gas mark 6. Step Cook 100g bacon lardons in a frying pan until golden in parts. It will cook in the fat that runs out of it. Remove the lardons with a slotted spoon. Step Put 4 trout fillets (each weighing about 120g) on buttered greaseproof paper in a roasting tin.  Step Add a small chunk of herb butter to each fillet. Season. Bake in the oven for 8 minutes. Step Meanwhile, heat the pan of bacon fat and put 2 halved Little Gem lettuces (bases trimmed) in it, cut side down.  Step Cook for 5 minutes, turning once. Tumble 175g fresh peas into the pan. Add 100ml light chicken stock or water and cook until the peas are tender – about 4 minutes – and the stock has reduced.  Step Put the bacon in with the veg, add some herb butter and quickly reheat, spooning the peas and bacon over the lettuce. Step Serve the trout with a knob of butter on top of each fillet, and the vegetables and bacon. Join the conversation Show comments The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our commenting policy. Copy link X Icon twitter Facebook Icon facebook WhatsApp Icon whatsapp email The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our commenting policy. Related Topics Dinner recipes, Quick recipes, Easy recipes, Fish recipes, Pea recipes, Bacon recipes License this content You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Find out more here. Log In Subscribe Advertisement More Stories