HAVE A STRESS FREE CHRISTMAS WITH SALMON WELLINGTON


With its beautiful pink-orange flesh, meaty, succulent flavour and numerous health benefits, it's no wonder that salmon is such a popular fish. It’s also extremely versatile and holds up to almost any cooking method weather it’s served raw as delicate sashimi, smoked with a variety of aromas, vividly cured with salt, gently poached, roasted or fried, this oil-rich fish is a popular restaurant choice but you can work wonders with it at home too.

Over the Christmas period, it’s a great idea to have some simple, stress free dishes to turn to when you really don’t feel like spending all morning slaving in the kitchen cooking for family and friends. It’s also a nice idea to have some meat free, healthy options that don’t leave you feeling bloated and ready to burst as you flit from one long feast to the next. This year we are offering salmon wellington as one of our special Christmas dishes from our Fosh Food at Home delivery service. I think a beautiful salmon en croûte, delicately glazed with crisp; golden pastry is an impressive centrepiece to any meal.  Some of my favourite dishes are the ones that require little effort to cook, but create a big impact when served, and a perfectly cooked Salmon Wellington definitely falls into this category. Two thick salmon fillets, made into a sandwich with a filling of spinach, herbs and crème fraîche, then wrapped in pastry and baked for half an hour until golden brown...what more do you need? 

 FOSH FOOD AT HOME!

SALMON WELLINGTON

 

Ingredients:                        serves 4

 

500g two thick salmon fillets, skinned & de-boned

125g spinach

125g crème fraîche

juice of ½ lemon

2tsps chopped chives

½tsp grated nutmeg

320g puff-pastry sheet

1 egg yolk

 

Cook the baby spinach leaves gently in a little knob of butter for one minute. Squeeze out all the excess liquid by pressing the spinach against the side of a sieve.

·Transfer the dry spinach to a mixing bowl, add the chopped chives, lemon juice and the grated nutmeg. Add the crème fraîche and mix well and season with salt and pepper.

 

Now prepare the salmon. Make sure the skin has been removed and there are no pin bones left. Lightly dust a non-stick surface with plain flour and roll out the puff-pastry sheet.  Place one of the salmon fillets towards an edge of the puff-pastry rectangle, skin side up and then spread the spinach mixture over it. Place the other salmon half on top, skin side down like a sandwich. Fold the pastry over the salmon to make a parcel. Use your fingers to push together the edge of the pastry and then cut away any excess. Any leftover pastry can be rolled into shapes to decorate the outside. Brush the parcel with an egg yolk to glaze and leave to rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

 

Preheat the oven to 200C.  Move the salmon parcel onto a non-stick tray. Brush once more with the egg yolk and bake the preheated oven to cook for 20–25 minutes, until the pastry is golden. Serve with buttered new potatoes and green beans.

 

 


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