Salmon en Croute (or salmon parcel)

July 27, 2024WhatKeeranEats

Possibly the easiest dinner you didn’t know you could make. Salmon topped with a creamy, lemon sauce and wrapped in golden pastry… and the best bit about it is that it makes two salmon fillets feed a four.. Serve with lots of veg, and my sweet potato wedges.

I went on a slightly weird obsession with salmon en croutes at one time, they became a staple in our household. However the ones that you buy at the supermarket often have additional ingredients that just aren’t needed to make this super simple dinner. And simple is the key here, to prepare the salmon filets, you need to remove the skin. The sauce is made using 3 ingredients and then it’s all wrapped up in the pastry. It doesn’t need to be neat or pretty.

The folding of the pasty is the bit that could take a bit of getting used to. If you don’t seal it properly the top could split or the sauce could bubble out the sides. Therefore my key tips are to fold the pastry and use the milk to not just make the pastry go golden but also seal the edges.

Let me know that you think, I hope you enjoy!

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Salmon en croute (or salmon parcel)

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Total time: 55 minutes

Serves: 4 People

Ingredients

Creamy sauce

1/2 Lemon, juiced
1/2 tbsp dill, dried
4 tbsp yogurt, greek is preferable

Salmon

2 x 110 g salmon fillets, boneless and skinless
1 pre rolled sheet puff pastry
1 tbsp milk, for brushing

Additional equipment required

Greaseproof paper is required for this one

Method

Creamy sauce

1)
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius
2)
In a mixing bowl, add in the yogurt and dill, mix together
3)
Slowly add in the lemon juice. Consistency of the sauce should be pourable but not turn runny

Salmon

1)
Unroll and place the flat sheet of puff pastry on to a baking tray that has been lined with greaseproof paper
2)
Place the salmon filets side by side lengthways and in the middle of the puff pastry sheet
3)
Pour the creamy mixture over the salmon filets, making sure the top of both filets are covered
4)
On the rectangle of puff pastry, fold one of the long sides of the puff pastry over the salmon filets. Then fold the opposite long side over the top.
5)
Using a knife, cut the shorter sides of the puff pastry to approximately 3 inches each side
6)
Fold each of the shorter sides of puff pastry on top of itself and press down lightly to create a seal. The aim is to get the salmon into a puff pastry parcel!
7)
Carefully brush the top of the puff pastry with milk with a pastry brush…or use your fingers!
8)
Bake in the oven for 40 minutes until golden brown and the salmon is fully cooked through