~Salmon in Pastry~

Name: ~Salmon in Pastry~
Total time: 6000 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter; 1 large shallot or 1 small onion, diced; 4 1/2 oz baby spinach,cooked and drained; 1/2 cup ricotta or cottage cheese; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; pinch of grated nutmeg (optional); 1 salt and pepper; 2 sheets ready-rolled puff pastry from a 17.3 oz package; 10 oz salmon fillet, divided into four equal pieces (or however big you want it); 1 egg, beaten

ShyBaker @cook_2975836

These little salmon parcels make a perfect picnic food.I've shaped mine into pastry fish, but simple rectangular parcels are just as much fun to eat :).

ShyBaker @cook_2975836

These little salmon parcels make a perfect picnic food.I've shaped mine into pastry fish, but simple rectangular parcels are just as much fun to eat :).

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Ingredients

1 hour 40 mins

4 servings

1 tbspbutter
1 largeshallot or 1 small onion, diced
4 1/2 ozbaby spinach,cooked and drained
1/2 cupricotta or cottage cheese
1/4 cupgrated Parmesan cheese
pinchof grated nutmeg (optional)
1salt and pepper
2sheets ready-rolled puff pastry from a 17.3 oz package
10 ozsalmon fillet, divided into four equal pieces (or however big you want it)
1egg, beaten

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Steps

1 hour 40 mins

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.