I saw this Salmon
Wellington being done by Nigel Slater on Food TV and knew I just had to try
it. The result was fabulous and I'll be
sure to do it again.
It's a tad fancier than most things I try to do –
and in particular I don't often attempt to do anything that involves
pastry. If you want something that looks
stunning and eats well the next day too, then give this a go.
What you'll need:
2 matching sized salmon fillets
1 large cucumber or two small ones
Store bought puff pastry sheets
An egg to do an egg wash (add a splash of milk if
you have any)
Dijon mustard – 5 tablespoons
Clear honey – 2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar
A good handful of fresh dill – chopped
Salt and pepper
A little flour for dusting your board before
rolling the pastry
First you make your cucumber based stuffing – peel
your cucumbers and then halve them in length and slice. Mix your cucumber in with the mustard, honey,
white wine vinegar and season with salt and pepper. (Next time I may add a little cayenne pepper
– we like a bit of spice)
Let your cucumber mix sit in the fridge while you
heat up your oven to a moderate heat – 180 degrees C.
Take your baking sheet and dust with flour – roll
out your sheet of puff pastry so it will be big enough to go around the 2
salmon fillets (leaving a gap at the top).
I found I needed to use 2 sheets.
Pin bone your salmon if that hasn't already been
done. Remove the skin from each fillet –
this was fiddly and next time I'll ask the fishmonger to do this for me.
Pop one piece of salmon down onto the pastry – I
put the curved side down first – but I don't think it matters. Then put as much of your cucumber mixture as
you can on top – don't use it all because it will also be your sauce for the
dish.
Put the other salmon fillet on top.
Brush the edges of the pastry with egg wash and
then fold it up around the salmon – the egg wash will make it stick. Then brush all over the pastry (other than
the underside) with your remaining egg wash.
Cook in
your oven for 45 minutes and that's it!
Wow,that's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYUM! Certainly going to have to make this!!
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