🥘 Carole’s trout wrapped in parma ham

This is a nice light meal served on a bed of leeks with a cucumber and parsley salsa. The saltiness of the ham brings out the flavour of the trout and you will just need freshly ground black pepper for the seasoning.

🍴 2   ⌚ 20 mins   🍳 1   £1.50 pp   LF  

Ingredients:

• 2 medium sized leeks
• 2 sea trout fillets (each about 150g)
• 4 slices of parma ham
• 10 baby plum or cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 a lime
• 1/2 cucumber
• parsley, leaves only, chopped

Step by step:

1. Wrap each trout fillet in two slices of parma ham. 
2. Prepare the salad and lime salsa. Peel the lime discarding all the pith and chop roughly. Halve the tomatoes and chop the cucumber and mix in the lime with a dash of olive oil and parsley leaves. Season to taste. 
3. Slice the leeks and fry them in a knob of butter and 50ml water. Cook on a low heat until softened but not browned. Set aside
4. In the same pan (no need to clean the pan), add the two trout fillets wrapped in ham. Fry the on a low heat turning after 2 minutes and cooking for another 2 minutes.