Phyllo Wrapped Salmon With Leeks And Red Bell Pepper Food

PHYLLO-WRAPPED SALMON WITH LEEKS AND RED BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers and leek and sauté until leek is tender, about 6 minutes. Add wine and crushed red pepper to skillet. Simmer until liquid evaporates, about 4 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Cool vegetable mixture. Stir in basil and salt.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter in small saucepan. Place 1 pastry sheet on work surface (keep remaining phyllo sheets covered). Brush with some of melted butter. Top with second pastry sheet; brush with melted butter. Place 1 salmon fillet crosswise on pastry sheet, 5 inches in from 1 short end. Top salmon fillet with 1/4 cup of vegetable mixture. Fold 5-inch section of pastry over salmon. Fold in sides. Roll up, forming rectangular packet. Transfer to heavy large baking sheet, vegetable side up. Brush packet all over with melted butter. Repeat with remaining pastry sheets, melted butter, salmon fillets and vegetables. (Can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.)
• Bake salmon until pastry is pale golden and salmon is cooked through, about 35 minutes.

PHYLLO-WRAPPED SALMON WITH SPINACH & FETA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ยบF.
• Combine first 3 ingredients. Spray 1 phyllo sheet with cooking spray; top with 2 of the remaining phyllo sheets, spraying each sheet with additional cooking spray before using as directed. Place remaining phyllo sheets between sheets of plastic wrap; set aside until ready to use.
• Place 1 fish fillet along one short side of phyllo stack; top with 1/4 of the spinach mixture. Fold over long sides of phyllo, then roll up, starting at fish-topped side. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets, fish and spinach mixture. Place, seam sides down, on parchment-covered Baking Sheet; spray with cooking spray. Cut 3 diagonal slits in top of each wrap.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until crusts are golden brown and fish flakes easily with fork. Meanwhile, mix sour cream, cucumbers and dill until blended
• Serve fish with sour cream mixture.

SHEET PAN SALMON AND BELL PEPPER DINNER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a sheet pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Place salmon fillets, red and yellow bell peppers, and onion on the prepared sheet pan.
• Combine lemon juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, water, maple syrup, garlic, salt, red pepper flakes, cumin, and parsley in a small bowl. Drizzle 2/3 of the sauce over the ingredients on the sheet pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until salmon is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Serve with lemon slices and remaining sauce.

SALMON AND RICE PHYLLO PACKETS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the onion and mushrooms, stirring often for 5 minutes.
• Add the stock, water, salt and pepper, bringing to a boil.
• Add the wild rice and return pot to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer and cover.
• Cook for 35 minutes.
• Add the long grain rice and simmer covered for 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool.
• Trim spinach and rinse in cold water.
• Add to a medium saucepan and cook over mediun heat for 8 minutes (you wont need extra water as the water from washing will be enough) When JUST cooked drain in a colander and press out all the moisture you can.
• Chop and place in a bowl.
• Toss with lemon juice and nutmeg.
• Cut salmon crosswise into 4 pieces.
• Skin.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Lay out 1 sheet of phyllo, brush with butter and lay one more sheet on top of the first.
• Leaving 2 inches from the long side of the pastry, and three inches ont he ends place 1/2 cup of the rice mixture in a rectangle 3 inches wide.
• Place 1/4 of the spinach over the rice.
• Top with 1 piece of salmon.
• Fold the long side over top the salmon and then fold in the edges.
• Carefully taking the long side"roll/fold' the pasckage over and over until a nice package is formed.
• Place on a greased baking sheet, seam side down and brust with butter.
• Repeat until you have 4 prepared packages.
• Place on the center rack in your preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes or until nice and golden brown.
• While the fish packages are baking~~.
• In a medium saucepan boil the vinegar, wine, onions, salt and pepper for 5 minutes.
• You want it reduced to about 2 T's.
• Whisk in butter, a cube at a time.
• Whisk in half and half and whisk until smooth and thickened.
• Serve with Salmon Packages.

WRAPPED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Cut the filets into log shaped pieces, about 2 inches wide by 5 inches long, keeping the filet portions separate. Take 2 sheets of phyllo dough, placing one on top of the other, and brush lightly with melted butter, covering the one side completely.
• Place a portion of salmon (6 ounces), on the edge, nearest you, of the phyllo dough. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Coat the portion of salmon with 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard.
• Fold the phyllo dough, nearest you, over the salmon and make one complete wrap. Take the sides of the dough and fold them towards the center, and continue rolling up the dough. Brush all sides with butter, covering completely and place on a cookie sheet. Repeat steps for remaining portions of salmon.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until phyllo dough is golden brown.

PHYLLO-WRAPPED SALMON WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Puree red peppers.
• Layer 2 sheets phyllo on work surface, brushing each with butter or spray with nonstick spray; leave remaining sheets of phyllo covered with plastic. Place 1 fillet crosswise on the pastry, 5 inches from the narrow end.
• Top with 1 T. puree. fold the 5 inch section of pastry over the salmon and fold in the sides.
• Roll the pastry into a rectangular packet to enclose the salmon.
• Brush with butter on all sides or spray with nonstick spray. Repeat with the remaining pastry and salmon.
• Place packets on baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes until the salmon is cooked through and the pastry is light golcen brown.
• Top with the remaining pepper puree.

SALMON WRAPPED IN PHYLLO WITH SPINACH AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Rinse salmon fillets and pat dry on paper towels.
• Put parsley, chives, oregano and thyme on a cutting surface and chop together until very fine and well combined. Sprinkle in a shallow pan and stir in the 1/2 cup of olive oil.
• Coat the salmon fillets on both sides with the marinade and set aside about 30 minutes at room temperature, or for 1 to 2 hours in the refrigerator.
• To make the filling, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large saute pan. Add the onion and leek and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Stir in the spinach and the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil. Cook 4 minutes. Stir in dill, salt and pepper. Turn the mixture into a bowl and refrigerate until cool. Stir in the egg, cheeses and bread crumbs.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sprinkle lemon juice over the salmon.
• Put two sheets of phyllo, one on top of the other, on a work surface, keeping the unused pastry covered with a damp towel. Cut them in half lengthwise. Cut across into 4 pieces and brush with butter. (These pieces will be used as patches to reinforce phyllo packets).
• Put one sheet of phyllo on a work surface. Brush with butter. Top with another sheet of phyllo. Brush with butter. Put one of the patches on top of the phyllo, about 2 inches from the edge. Put one piece of salmon over the patch. Cover with 1/4 cup of the filling. Fold bottom of phyllo over salmon. Brush the folded portion with butter. Fold in the sides of the phyllo and brush with butter. Roll up the salmon in the phyllo to make a neat packet. Brush the top with butter and seal the end of the roll onto the packet with butter.
• Repeat Step 4 with remaining ingredients to make 8 packets, putting packets on two ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Serve immediately.