This warm and herby version of baked salmon would be an amazing addition to your weekly menu. Perfect for a simple dinner with guests, elegant enough to impress everyone! The delicate flavour of this dish cuts the richness a little bit. Serve this with blanched asparagus or spinach, or watercress combined with butter.
The combination of the fragrant fresh tarragon with lemon zest is to die for! Preparing this delicious dish is super simple, not even fancy even the name of it suggests it is, and surely not fussy.
Ingredients
Herb Coated Salmon in Puff Pastry:
4 (6-8 oz) salmon fillets, skinless
2 sheets puff pastry
2 c frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove excess water
Egg for egg wash
Sauce:
2 tbsp Dijon
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1/2 lemon, juiced
2 tsp honey
2 tbsp chives, chopped
3 tbsp dill, chopped
3 tbsp parsley, chopped
2 tbsp tarragon, chopped
How to make Herb Coated Salmon in Puff Pastry
Herb Coated Salmon in Puff Pastry:
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 400 degrees F.
Step 2: Roll out and cut each puff pastry in half.
Step 3: On each puff pastry rectangle, add one salmon fillet.
Step 4: Spread the sauce over each salmon and top with around half a cup of spinach.
Step 5: Around the edges of the sheets, brush with egg wash and fold over the sides.
Step 6: Use the remaining egg wash to brush the top of the puff pastry.
Step 7: And transfer on a baking sheet, fold side down.
Step 8: Place inside the preheated oven and bake for about 20 to 22 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and golden.
To make the Sauce:
Step 9: Combine the sauce ingredients; Dijon, mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey, chopped chives, dill, parsley, and tarragon in a bowl.
Ingredients
- Herb Coated Salmon in Puff Pastry:
- 4 (6-8 oz) salmon fillets, skinless
- 2 sheets puff pastry
- 2 c frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed to remove excess water
- Egg for egg wash
- Sauce:
- 2 tbsp Dijon
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 tbsp chives, chopped
- 3 tbsp dill, chopped
- 3 tbsp parsley, chopped
- 2 tbsp tarragon, chopped
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 400 degrees F.
Step 2: Roll out and cut each puff pastry in half.
Step 3: On each puff pastry rectangle, add one salmon fillet.
Step 4: Spread the sauce over each salmon and top with around half a cup of spinach.
Step 5: Around the edges of the sheets, brush with egg wash and fold over the sides.
Step 6: Use the remaining egg wash to brush the top of the puff pastry.
Step 7: And transfer on a baking sheet, fold side down.
Step 8: Place inside the preheated oven and bake for about 20 to 22 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and golden.
To make the Sauce:
Step 9: Combine the sauce ingredients; Dijon, mayonnaise, lemon juice, honey, chopped chives, dill, parsley, and tarragon in a bowl.
