Salmon coulibiac
8
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 20 min • Prep: 30 min • Cook: 50 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Grilled salmon fillets enveloped in a light, flaky pastry pocket. Serve with a lively, fresh beetroot and orange salad


Ingredients
Beetroot
400 g, (buy 500g), peeled, chopped
Oil spray
1 x 3 second spray(s)
Boiled egg(s)
2 medium, coarsley chopped
Green shallot(s)
2 individual, thinly sliced
Fresh dill
1 tbs, finely chopped
Fresh lemon rind
2 tsp, grated
Skinless salmon
720 g, (6x120g)
Reduced-fat puff pastry
370 g, (3 sheets), just thawed
Sesame seeds
1 tsp
Orange(s)
2 medium, segmented
Baby spinach
1½ cup(s)
Rocket
1½ cup(s)
Olive oil
2 tsp
Balsamic vinegar
2 tbs
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 220°C or 200°C fan-forced. Line 3 baking trays with baking paper. Place beetroot in a single layer on 1 prepared tray and lightly spray with oil. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven.
2
Meanwhile, combine egg, shallots, dill and rind in a bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
3
Preheat a chargrill or barbecue over medium-high heat. Cook salmon for 1 minute each side or until browned. Transfer to a plate. Cool.
4
Roll each pastry sheet on a lightly f loured surface to a 25cm x 30cm rectangle. Cut each sheet into two 15cm x 25cm rectangles. Lay 1 piece of pastry on a flat surface. Top 1 piece of salmon with one-sixth of the egg mixture and place, egg-side down, in centre of pastry. Fold pastry to enclose salmon and form a parcel, sealing seams well. Trim excess pastry. Lightly spray top of parcel with oil and sprinkle with one-sixth of the sesame seeds. Repeat with remaining pastry, salmon, egg mixture and sesame seeds to make 6 parcels.
5
Place parcels on remaining prepared trays. Bake for 20 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden.
6
Meanwhile, combine orange, salad mix, beetroot, oil and vinegar in a bowl. Toss to combine. Serve salmon coulibiac with salad.
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