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Salmon & Leek pastry

Name: Salmon & Leek pastry
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 leeks trimmed and finely chopped; 25g butter; 100g full-fat crème fraîche or cream cheese; 6 sheets filo pastry; 2 skinless salmon fillets

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 35 mins

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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4 leeks

trimmed and finely chopped
25g butter
100g full-fat crème fraîche

or cream cheese
6 sheets filo pastry
2 skinless salmon fillets

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal793
fat55g
saturates27g
carbs40g
sugars9g
fibre6g
protein37g
salt1.75g

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the leeks into a large saucepan with 3 tbsp water and a couple of knobs of butter. Cover, then cook for 10 mins until tender. Remove from the pan, allow to cool, then mix with the crème fraîche and some seasoning.
step 2

To assemble the parcels, brush a sheet of pastry with melted butter, then lay 2 more sheets on top, brushing butter between each layer. Place a salmon fillet in the centre, season, then spoon over half the leek mix. Fold the ends over the top, pull up the sides and scrunch together to enclose. Repeat.
step 3

Brush both the parcels with melted butter. Put onto a lightly greased baking sheet, then cook for 20-25 mins until browned and crisp. Delicious served with a green salad.

RECIPE TIPS

TIP: FILO

Keep any filo sheets you’re not working with covered with a just-damp tea towel to stop them drying out. Make sure you re-wrap any leftovers tightly in cling film.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2008

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