Baked Salmon En Croute with Fennel Salad

Baked Salmon En Croute with Fennel Salad
For a new way to serve salmon, try baking it with vegetables in puff pastry. You'll be "en croute" to dinner party success!

1 tbsp olive oil

1 small onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, crushed

100g baby spinach, chopped

1 tbsp lemon zest

2 tbsp sour cream

2 tsp horseradish

1 tbsp dill, chopped

4 sheets puff pastry

4 x 150g salmon fillets, skin removed

1 egg, beaten

2 heads fennel, thinly sliced

¾ cup buttermilk

2 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp chives, snipped

Baked Salmon En Croute with Fennel Salad Method

Preheat oven to 200°C. Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook for 5-7 minutes. Add spinach; cook for 2 minutes. Stir in lemon zest, sour cream, horseradish, and dill. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside to cool.

Cut pastry into 4 rectangles; spoon spinach mixture into the middle of each rectangle. Top with a salmon fillet; brush edges with egg. Enclose salmon with pastry. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper; brush with egg.

Bake for 25 minutes. Place fennel, buttermilk, lemon juice, and chives in a bowl; season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; and toss to combine. Serve fennel salad with salmon en croute.

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