Foil-baked rainbow trout with lemon and dill

Name: Foil-baked rainbow trout with lemon and dill
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 portions

Whole trout fillets baked in foil parcels with lemon and dill — a lower-mercury Canadian freshwater fish.

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For 4 portions. Tick items as you go — nothing is changed for anyone else.

This recipe contains foods that can contribute to a varied and balanced diet during pregnancy.

Step 1. Heat the oven to 200°C and boil the potatoes for 18 minutes.
Step 2. Place each trout fillet on foil with oil, lemon slices and dill and seal into a parcel.
Step 3. Bake for 15–18 minutes, until the flesh is opaque and flakes easily.
Step 4. Steam the asparagus for 4 minutes and serve with the potatoes.

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During pregnancy, cook meat, poultry, fish and eggs thoroughly to the safe internal temperatures published by the Government of Canada — no runny yolks or pink poultry.
Use pasteurized milk, cheese, yogurt and juice only, and avoid unpasteurized dairy.
Refrigerate leftovers within two hours, keep the fridge at 4°C or below, and reheat once until steaming hot throughout.
Wash all raw fruit and vegetables under running water before use.
No alcohol is used in this recipe.
Health Canada advises choosing lower-mercury fish such as salmon, trout, Arctic char, haddock, cod, sole and canned light tuna during pregnancy, and limiting higher-mercury fish such as fresh or frozen tuna, shark, swordfish, marlin, orange roughy and escolar.

Ingredient brands and substitutions can change allergen content. Always check the labels on the products you buy.

Food safety for pregnant people — Government of Canada, reviewed 9 September 2026
Mercury in fish — consumption advice — Health Canada, reviewed 9 September 2026