By GoodThingsCatered a few months ago
Recipe Tags: Cloves Garlic, Cookie Sheet, Delicious Dinner, Dinner Recipes, Food Processor, Garlic Flavors, High Heat, Kettle Chips, Lemon Juice, Pastry Dough, Place Salmon, Salmon En Croute, Salmon Fillet, Salmon Recipe, Salt 2, Salt And Pepper, Soft Cream Cheese, Sweet Onion, Tsp Thyme, Watercress

Salmon en Croute

It always seem to me, that my most delicious dinner recipes always come out with the worst pictures. Looking at the bright side, maybe this is just a way of letting me know I have to make this again. Not really a hard decision for me, being that this salmon recipe was a hit. Always a good sign when the only picture you have in the camera is when the dish was getting gobbled up at the table.

I always have a ton of spinach in my fridge, but this recipe would be equally as delicious with watercress or a combination. The topping is nice and light but tastes decadent thanks to the onion and garlic flavors. It was easily made ahead of time (and taste-tested with kettle chips…yum!) and the salmon wrapped and prepared an hour or so before the quests arrive. All you have to do when people come for dinner is place this beauty in the oven. Perfect for guests on a night after work, or a busy day because it is so easy to pop in the oven. But, as most pastry wrapped items are, impressive and delicious.

Salmon en Croute

Directions
1 recipe butter pastry dough
1 large salmon fillet, skinned
3 c. fresh spinach
1/2 sweet onion, diced
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp fresh parsley
1 tsp thyme
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
6 oz soft cream cheese
salt and pepper for seasoning

Directions:
-In nonstick pan, place 1 tsp olive oil and bring up to medium high heat.
-Place diced onion and salt into pan and stir to combine.
-Cook, stirring occasionally until onions are softened and light golden brown in color.
-Remove from heat and set aside.
-Preheat oven to 400 degrees .
-Roll out pastry dough into large rectangle, as long as salmon fillet and 2 time, plus one inch as wide as salmon fillet.
-Divide dough in half, the long way and place one rectangle of dough on prepared cookie sheet.
-Place salmon fillet on dough, tucking thin/smaller end under so that the fish is about the same thickness throughout.
-Season salmon with salt and pepper.
-In bowl of food processor, combine remaining ingredients and cooked onions.
-Process until smooth.
-Top salmon with desired amount of mixture, a thin layer should be just fine
-Place remaining pastry over top of fish and pinch edges all around to seal.
-If desired, top with decorative pastry and/or slits.
-Brush pastry with a beaten egg and place into oven.
-Bake until pastry is lightly golden in color, the salmon should be done at this point, about 20-30 minutes depending on thickness.

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