INDIVIDUAL SALMON EN CROUTE
Serves 4 Prep 10-15 minutes
INGREDIENTS
• 4 heaped tbsp crème fraîche
• A handful of fresh dill, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp capers, drained and roughly chopped (optional)
• A large handful of fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 150g/5oz frozen peas
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• Salt and black pepper
• 2 sheets of ready-rolled puff pastry
• 4 skinless salmon fillets (around 125g/41/2oz each)
• 1 egg, beaten
IF MAKING AHEAD TO FREEZE
1. Put the crème fraîche, dill, capers (if using), parsley, peas and lemon zest and juice into a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper and combine.
2. Unroll the sheets of puff pastry and cut each sheet into quarters, giving you 8 large rectangles.
3. On one sheet, distribute the creamy pea mix between the 4 rectangles, spreading it out but leaving a 2.5cm/1in gap around the sides. Lay a salmon fillet over each filling.
4. With the other sheet, use the pastry rectangles to top each salmon fillet and enclose the filling. Using a fork, crimp round the edge of each parcel to stick the edges of the pastry together and enclose the filling.
5. Brush the top of each parcel with the beaten egg.
6. Wrap up each parcel in tin foil, then put them into a large labelled freezer bag and freeze them flat.
7. To cook in the oven: preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. Unwrap the frozen croûtes, place them on a lined baking tray and cook for 45-50 minutes, until golden. Cover with tin foil if they are browning too quickly.
8. To cook in an air fryer: preheat the air fryer to 175°C. Unwrap the frozen croûtes, place in the air fryer and cook for 30-35 minutes, flipping them over halfway through, until golden.
IF COOKING NOW 1. Follow the method in the
“making ahead to freeze” section, up until the end of step 5.
2. To cook in the oven: preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. Place the croûtes on a lined baking tray and cook for 30-35 minutes, until golden. Cover with tin foil if browning too quickly.
3. To cook in an air fryer: preheat the air fryer to 175°C. Place the croûtes in the air fryer and cook them for 25 minutes, flipping them over halfway through, until golden.