Salmon & fennel en croute with watercress sauce

Salmon & fennel en croute with watercress sauce takes approximately 1 hour from beginning to end. This main course has 1138 calories, 47g of protein, and 75g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet. A mixture of egg, watercress, half a bag watercress, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. Users who liked this recipe also liked Salmon en Croûte with Lemon Dill Sauce, Salmon En Croute With Tarragon Cream Sauce, and Salmon, Watercress, Fennel and Baby Beetroot Salad With Lemony "Caviar" Dressing.

Instructions

Fry the fennel and onion in the butter for 5 mins.

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Butter

Fennel

Onion

Add the garlic, fry for 5 mins more until the veg is soft, then stir in the watercress.

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Watercress

Garlic

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.

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Salmon Fillets

Spread

Roll

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.

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Fish

Egg

For the sauce, whizz all but 4 sprigs of watercress with the crme frache and seasoning.

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Watercress

Seasoning

Sauce

Heat until bubbling when ready to eat.

Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas

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Oven

Brush the parcels with egg, then bake for 15 mins until golden.

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Egg

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Oven

Serve parcels on a pool of sauce, garnished with the reserved watercress.

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Watercress

Sauce

Serve with new potatoes and green beans or salad.

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New Potato

Green Beans

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Oven

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Servings:

fennel bulbs (approx 375g 13oz) halved and very thinly sliced 1

Spanish onion (red onion)25grams

butter 2

garlic cloves, sliced 50grams

chopped watercress 500grams

pack puff pastry 4fillets

skinless, boneless salmon fillets, preferably organic 1

egg, beaten 85grams

half a watercress 200grams

crème fraîche

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Salmon. To decide on white or red, you should consider your seasoning and sauces. Chardonnay is a great friend to buttery, creamy dishes, while sauvignon blanc can complement herb or citrus-centric dishes. A light-bodied, low-tannin red such as the pinot noir goes great with broiled or grilled salmon. The Antica Chardonnay (Mountain Select) with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 29 dollars per bottle.