Simple salmon parcels

A quick and easy mid-week dinner, adapted for any cuisine, any time!

Even as self-confessed carnivores, we have to opt for fish once in a while.

This one really is a nice and easy dish – both in preparation and in cooking time – so it quickly become a go-to ‘I’m hungry but I can’t be bothered to coooook’ option.

End results are always satisfying, healthy and best when strong punchy flavours are left to bake on delicate fish.

What’s more, this dish leaves plenty to the imagination – you can adapt this to any cuisine based on what you have at the time.

Here are my top 2 salmon parcel favourites:

Teriyaki salmon parcels

WHAT YOU NEED

METHOD

garlic, crushed
ginger, sliced thinly
2 salmon fillets
1 carrot, sliced
1/2 a red onion, sliced rounds
broccoli florets
1tbsp soy sauce
1tbsp hoisin sauce
squeeze of lemon juice + slice on top
1tsp paprika or cajun seasoning

Tear a length of foil and place on a baking tray
In the centre, start with 3 rounds of red onion (to match the length of the fish)
Sit the salmon on top and place the vegetables along the side
Top with garlic, ginger, lemon juice, paprika, soy and a glug of hoisin sauce
Bring both sides of the foil together to meet in the middle and scrunch to seal
Bake for 18 mins at 180 degrees in a fan oven and serve on a bed of rice

Pesto salmon parcels

Simpler still, topping salmon with green pesto and adorning with green beans is a fresh and simple variation of this dish.

WHAT YOU NEED

METHOD

2tbsp green pesto
2 salmon fillets
handful cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 a red onion, sliced rounds
1 pack of green beans, trimmed
squeeze of lemon juice
1tsp paprika or cajun seasoning

Tear a length of foil and place on a baking tray
In the centre, start with a flat bed of green beans
Place the onion rounds on top and sit the salmon on it
Place the tomatoes along the side, sprinkle on paprika, lemon juice and pour on the pesto
Bring both sides of the foil together to meet in the middle and scrunch to seal
Bake for 18 mins at 180 degrees in a fan oven and serve beside potatoes

Ta-da! Easy baked salmon, loaded with flavour and ready to serve in minutes.

Here’s one Matt made earlier…