If
there is any other fish I can eat a lot of apart from tuna, it is
salmon. I love the texture as well as taste. I have made all
sort of dishes with salmon and one of my favourites is making these filo
bags which are easy to do and extremely satisfying. Try it for
yourself and let me know what you think! Serves 2 but can be easily
multiplied to serve 6 or 8 (or more) depending on how many people you
would like to share this scrumptious dish with!
Ingredients
2
salmon steaks skinned and boned
1
large potato
4
pieces sun dried tomatoes in olive oil
1
tbsp balsamic vinegar
1
tbsp red wine vinegar
4
spring onions chopped finely
4
large sheet filo pastry
1
egg beaten
Ground
pepper to taste
Method
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First
marinate the salmon steaks in vinegars. Add freshly ground
pepper to the marinade along with chopped sun dried tomatoes.
Keep to marinate for about an hour. The longer it stays in the
marinade the better the taste.
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While
the salmon is marinating, boil the potato and once cooked mash with
butter, add some ground pepper and chopped spring onions and put to
one side.
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Put
the marinated salmon and any juices in a frying pan and cook in very
low heat for about 10 minutes. Take the salmon pieces out
carefully and put on a plate. Increase the heat and stir till
the mix becomes thick. Pour into the potato mash and mix well.
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Pre
heat the oven to 200* (180* for fan oven).
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Assembling
the whole thing is the best part. Take the sheets and halve
them. This will make 8 sheets. You will need 4 halves for
each bag. Put one sheet on the baking sheet and brush some
melted butter on it. Put the second sheet on top of that and
repeat till the 4th sheet has been put on top. Repeat the same
for the second bag.
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Take
a generous dollop of mash and place in the centre of each pastry
sheet. Put salmon on top. Now fold over from one side
first, butter the top and fold the other side over. Tuck the
folded ends underneath. Brush top of the bags with egg.
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Place
the filo bags in the oven for 20 - 25 minutes. The top with
become golden and crunchy. Serve with onion & tomato salsa
and crunchy leaf salad
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