Salmon, Sorrel & Cream Cheese Parcels
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| Serves | 4 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 25 minutes |
| Total time | 40 minutes |
| Allergy | Fish |
| Meal type | Lunch, Main Dish |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable, Gourmet, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Birthday Party, Casual Party, Christmas, Easter, Formal Party, Valentines day |
| Region | British |
| By author | Karen S Burns-Booth |
A simple, yet elegant way to prepare salmon fillets. The salmon is wrapped with sorrel leaves, and then topped with a chive and onion cream cheese mixture, before being wrapped in filo pastry and baked to a lovely golden brown. Low in fat and calories, these parcels are a great way to serve fish to your family, whilst the Omega 3 oils in the salmon help towards a healthy heart.
Ingredients
- 4 salmon fillets (skinless, about 100 to 125g each)
- a little vegetable oil
- 8 large sheets of filo pastry
- salt and pepper to taste
- juice of half a lemon
- small bunch of fresh chives (very finely chopped)
- 1/2 red onion or 1 shallot (peeled and very finely diced)
- 4 tablespoons cream cheese
- 12 fresh sorrel leaves
- poppy seeds
Note
A simple, yet elegant way to prepare salmon fillets. The salmon is wrapped with sorrel leaves, and then topped with a chive and onion cream cheese mixture, before being wrapped in filo pastry and baked to a lovely golden brown. Low in fat and calories, these parcels are a great way to serve fish to your family, whilst the Omega 3 oils in the salmon help towards a healthy heart.
Directions
| Step 1 | Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. |
| Step 2 | Mix the cream cheese, red onion (or shallot), chives and lemon juice together, and then season to taste with salt and pepper. |
| Step 3 | Wrap three sorrel leaves around each salmon fillet, or if they are small, just lay them on top of the salmon. Sit each salmon fillet in the middle of one sheer of filo pastry, and the divide the cream cheese mixture between the salmon, but spooning it over the top. Fold the filo pastry over and the roll to make a tight parcel, tucking in the ends of the pastry as you go; then place the parcels in the middle of the second sheet of filo and roll the salmon once more to make neat parcels. |
| Step 4 | Brush each parcel with a little oil and place then on a lightly oiled baking tray seam-side-down. Brush a little more oil over the top and scatter some poppy seeds over them, before baking for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the filo is golden brown. |
| Step 5 | Serve immediately with steamed parsley potatoes, minted garden peas and a lemon wedge. |
