Easiest Way to Make Tasty ~Salmon in Pastry~

~Salmon in Pastry~. Season the salmon fillets with salt, garlic powder, and onion powder. Remove skin from salmon and place a fillet in center of each of those pieces. In a small bowl, combine parsley, basil, and butter. Stir until herbs are thoroughly mixed inches Season with salt and pepper. Spread butter mixture on top of salmon.

Dip a pastry brush into beaten egg and let excess run off. Brush edges of pastry around salmon with egg. Trim any excess pastry from the ends, then fold the ends on top. You can have ~Salmon in Pastry~ using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of ~Salmon in Pastry~

1. Prepare 1 tbsp of butter.
2. You need 1 large of shallot or 1 small onion, diced.
3. You need 4 1/2 oz of baby spinach,cooked and drained.
4. It's 1/2 cup of ricotta or cottage cheese.
5. It's 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
6. It's pinch of of grated nutmeg (optional).
7. You need 1 of salt and pepper.
8. Prepare 2 of sheets ready-rolled puff pastry from a 17.3 oz package.
9. It's 10 oz of salmon fillet, divided into four equal pieces (or however big you want it).
10. Prepare 1 of egg, beaten.

Flip the puff pastry-wrapped salmon over and transfer for a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush the beaten egg on the top and sides of the pastry. Score the top of the pastry with a knife, cutting shallow diagonal lines to create a crosshatch pattern. Salmon Wellington, also known as Salmon En Croute is a savory dish of seasoned salmon that is placed on a bed of cheesy sautéed spinach and wrapped into puff pastry dough.

~Salmon in Pastry~ instructions

1. Melt the butter and saute the shallot or onion for 8-10 minutes,or until softened.Let cool in pan or transfer to a bowl..
2. Squeeze out the moisture from the cooked spinach.Then chop it and add it to the onion, along with the ricotta/cottage,Parmesan, and nutmeg.Add salt and pepper.Mix all together well..
3. Cut each pastry sheet on half.Then roll each piece about 6 in x 16 in..
4. Place a portion of salmon on the pastry and top with the spinach mixture.Brush a little beaten egg around the salmon and fold the pastry over.Shape into anything you want and use scrap pastry for decoration..
5. Brush with beaten egg and chill for 1 hour.Preheat the oven to 400°F. When taken out, brush with the egg again. Bake on a baking sheet for 25 minutes. When done, let cool for 3-4 minutes..
6. You can double or triple the recipe depending who you are serving too..

Lastly, It is then brushed with egg wash and baked in the oven. This savory puff pastry recipe is a fancy dinner that anyone will appreciate. Salmon is such a healthy fish and so versatile in the kitchen, the variety of recipes for it are endless. What makes this lovely fish so great to cook with is it marries beautifully with so many flavors, and is especially good with the ones here in this Asian-style salmon pasty. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.