~Salmon in Pastry~ Brush edges of pastry around salmon with egg. Pinch pastry together firmly to seal, then lightly press tines of a dinner fork along edges for a decorative effect. Salmon, topped with creamy mixture of mascarpone and minced kale, then wrapped in flaky puff pastry and baked till golden.

Ingredients of ~Salmon in Pastry~

  1. Prepare 1 tbsp of butter.
  2. You need 1 large of shallot or 1 small onion, diced.
  3. It's 4 1/2 oz of baby spinach,cooked and drained.
  4. Prepare 1/2 cup of ricotta or cottage cheese.
  5. Prepare 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
  6. It's pinch of of grated nutmeg (optional).
  7. It's 1 of salt and pepper.
  8. You need 2 of sheets ready-rolled puff pastry from a 17.3 oz package.
  9. You need 10 oz of salmon fillet, divided into four equal pieces (or however big you want it).
  10. Prepare 1 of egg, beaten.

~Salmon in Pastry~ step by step

  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..

Elevate baked salmon with cream cheese, spinach and a warm, flaky crust shaped like a fish. Find salmon in puff pastry stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Salmon pie. (Photo from "Shakespeare's Kitchen," Random House). Salmon, cream cheese, and scallion filling. When thawed, the puff pastry should be pliable enough to unfold without cracking, but not so soft that it feels floppy or stretchy in your hands.

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