Salmon Wellington
From notyourmomma 16 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 8
A wonderful dinner, great for a party. I have even served this for a New Year's Day brunch and it wowed the crowd.
Ingredients
- 2 lb. skinned salmon side (up to 2 1/2 lb.) shopping list
- 1 package of defrosted puff pasty shopping list
- 1 egg beaten with a scant tablespoon of cream shopping list
- 3 tablespoons of butter shopping list
- 1 tablespoon of oil shopping list
- 2 leeks, cleaned and sliced thin as possible shopping list
- 2 packages of frozen artichoke hearts, defrosted and chopped shopping list
- 1 teaspoon of salt shopping list
- several grinds of black pepper shopping list
- 1 teaspoon of dried tarragon shopping list
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup of dry vermouth shopping list
- 1 1/2 cup prepared hollandaise sauce, with a very generous pinch of tarragon and parsley added. I generally increase the lemon juice to make it quite tart for a hollandaise. shopping list
How to make it
- In a saute pan, heat the oil and butter over medium heat.
- Add the leeks and saute for a couple of minutes.
- Add the artichokes, seasonings, and vermouth.
- Cook until the liquid is nearly completely evaporated.
- Cool and reserve the filling.
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Roll out the puff pastry until it is as long as the side of salmon and at least 1 inch wider than the fish.
- Put on the prepped sheet pan.
- Place salmon on pastry. Top with the filling.
- Roll out the other piece of pastry, top the fish and filling.
- Seal the edges well.
- Brush with egg and cream.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes until golden brown.
- Allow to rest for 10 minutes.
- Slice and serve with warm hollandaise sauce on the side.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
Delicious!
mamalou
in Attleboro loved it
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Oh this is super... can't get enough salmon recipes... and yes, healthier than the beef original. I will put this in 'undercover veggies' as it's another good way to sneak the green stuff into a reluctant family member!
Susan
sitbynellie
in Glasgow loved it
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"Nacho Mamma"-- EXCELLENT. Mydaughter even liked it, and she hates everything!
justabeginner
in Fairview Park loved it
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