Salmon & Fennel En Croute With Watercress Sauce
Delight your taste buds with these elegant salmon and fennel parcels wrapped in buttery puff pastry. The tender salmon sits atop a bed of flavorful sautéed fennel, onion, and watercress, all encased in a golden pastry shell. A velvety watercress crème fraîche sauce adds a creamy finish to this dish, making it a perfect choice for a special dinner. Serve these parcels on a pool of sauce, garnished with fresh watercress, and enjoy a restaurant-quality meal at home.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 2 fennel bulbs (approx 375g/13oz) halved and very thinly sliced
- 1 Spanish onion (red onion)
- 25g butter
- 2 garlic cloves , sliced
- 50g chopped watercress
- 500g pack puff pastry
- 4 skinless, boneless salmon fillets , preferably organic
- 1 egg , beaten
- half a 85g bag watercress
- 200g tub crème fraîche
Instructions
- Fry the fennel and onion in the butter for 5 mins. Add the garlic, fry for 5 mins more until the veg is soft, then stir in the watercress.
- Cut the pastry into 4 pieces, then roll each piece to approx 22cm square. Spoon a quarter of the veg onto one half of each piece of pastry and spread to approx the shape of the salmon fillet. Put the fish on top, then brush round the pastry with egg, fold over and seal. Trim the pastry to make 4 parcels, then decorate with the trimmings.
- For the sauce, whizz all but 4 sprigs of watercress with the crème fraîche and seasoning. Heat until bubbling when ready to eat. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Brush the parcels with egg, then bake for 15 mins until golden. Serve parcels on a pool of sauce, garnished with the reserved watercress. Serve with new potatoes and green beans or salad.
Cook Time
15M
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Serves 4
Nutrition
- Calories: 983 calories
- Fat Content: 70 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 31 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 54 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 7 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 3 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 37 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 1.35 milligram of sodium
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