This recipe started out as a picture in a magazine. It showed a curved fish in puff pastry. The item could be ordered and was described
as salmon and spinach in puff pastry. Our
friend Jim was coming for a visit and he loves salmon. I thought I can make this as I have that very
mold. Apparently that mold was one of
the many kitchen items I gave away. In
the mean time I found in Epicurious a 2005 recipe for Salmon and Spinach Roll
in a Puff Pastry by Katie Brown. It was
an appetizer, but I used it as the basis for the following recipe.
Ingredients:
1 package puff pastry (2 sheets)
1 T fresh parsley, chopped
1 T fresh thyme, chopped
4 T butter
½ shallot, chopped
1 ½ C frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained (use 2
boxes or one bag)
3 -8oz. salmon filets
Salt and pepper
Egg wash of 1 egg and 1 t water
Directions:
1.
Drain and squeeze the spinach until very
dry. In a skillet, melt the butter and
cook the shallot until translucent. Add
the spinach to the pan and cook until warm, adding salt and pepper.
2.
Place one sheet of puff pastry on a parchment
lined baking pan. Sprinkle the pastry
with the thyme and parsley. Place the 3
fillets on the pastry leaving at least a 3” border. Trim the fillets to a square, placing any
scraps on top of the fillets.
3.
Mound the cooled spinach mixture on the fillets
taking it to the edges of the fillet.
4.
Paint egg wash all around the exposed edge of
pastry and place the second sheet of pastry on top. Stretch the upper sheet to fit over the
entire filling and extend a little beyond the exposed edge. Tuck under and all around the pastry take a
fork and press the edges together tightly.
5.
I made some decorative slits in the top and then
brushed the entire pastry with the egg wash.
6.
This can be made to this point earlier in the day. When ready to serve, heat the oven to 350
degrees and bake for 45 minutes.
This recipe made 6 generous servings. I served it with a salad as the first course
and we had had drinks and appetizers. No
it was not fish shaped, but with just a little more energy, it could be done
without the mold.
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