Smoked Trout Rillettes

Name: Smoked Trout Rillettes
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250g hot smoked trout fillets, skinned and flaked; 100g full fat cream cheese; 3 tbsp full fat crème fraîche; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 2 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped; 2 tbsp chives, finely chopped; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 1 cucumber, cut into thick rounds, to serve

Flaked hot smoked trout folded into cream cheese, crème fraîche, lemon and dill. A fast, elegant dip for cucumber rounds.

Time15 min + chilling
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.33 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

Estimated nutrition per serving

135kcal
5gcarbs
3.2gof which sugars
7.9gfat
3.5gsaturates
11.3gprotein
1.6gfibre
0.2gsalt

A rough estimate worked out from the ingredients, for the serving size above. It is a guide only and not medical advice. If you count carbs or manage diabetes, check with your own tools and your care team.

6 servings as a starter

Ingredients

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250 ghot smoked trout filletsskinned and flaked
100 gfull fat cream cheese
3 tbspfull fat crème fraîche
1lemonzested and juiced
2 tbspfresh dillfinely chopped
2 tbspchivesfinely chopped
½ tspblack pepper
1cucumbercut into thick rounds, to serve

Method

1
Check the trout for any bones as you flake it into a bowl, keeping the flakes fairly chunky.
2
Beat the cream cheese, crème fraîche, lemon zest and 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice in another bowl until smooth.
3
Fold in the trout, dill, chives and pepper, leaving the texture rough like traditional rillettes.
4
Taste and add more lemon if it needs it. The fish is salty, so you will not need extra salt.
5
Cover and chill for at least 1 hour so it firms up and the flavours blend.
6
Spoon onto the cucumber rounds, or serve in a bowl with extra cucumber for scooping.

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.