The Cabinet/Freezer Project: Smoked Trout, Horseradish and Green Apple Wraps

I have started a new personal project. That project is to clean out both the cabinet and freezer of stuff that’s been in there quite a while and that I haven’t used yet. Step one, of course, is checking the dates (of the canned items at least). After that? Anything goes. And the first thing to go is the smoked trout.

After ascertaining that my can of smoked trout was still within it’s usable time period, I hunted for a recipe. Most of the interesting ones included some kind of smoked trout/apples/horseradish combination. Sounded good to me. As usual, jwa was skeptical, as he tends to be with meals that involve fish that we normally don’t eat often, but it ended happily.

Now, I will mention that I thought I had two tins of smoked trout, but then I remembered that I gave one away for the Postal Service food drive last weekend, so I only had one tin to work with here. That said, what I
made was enough for two people but I think two tins of trout would have been better. It seemed a little heavy on the apple, if you know what I mean.

So, if you want more substantial wraps, use two tins of fish. Keep in mind that you may need to up the mayo/horseradish. You could also, of course, just use the whole recipe here to make yourself one big, huge tasty wrap.

Smoked Trout, Horseradish and Green Apple Wraps
(feeds 1-2 people)
1 can smoked trout (about 1 small fillet)
1 tsp horseradish (or more to taste)
2 green onions, chopped or snipped
1 green apple, diced
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1/4 cup mayonnaise
juice of 1/2 a lemon
salt & pepper
2 tortilla wraps
1/2 cup sprouts, spinach or the sandwich greens of your choice
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese

Rinse the trout if it’s packed in oil and flake gently into the bowl. Add the mayonnaise, horseradish, lemon juice, parsley, green onion and apple cubes. Mix to combine and taste, adding salt and pepper as needed.

Lay a tortilla out on a plate and put a healthy layer of sprouts/lettuce down the middle (about 1/4 cup per wrap). Top with the salad and then sprinkle with a tablespoon or so of the Parmesan cheese.

Roll up, slice and enjoy.

Oh, in other news I finally snagged a pint of Americone Dream at the Safeway on Hawthorne. Hooray for truthiness!