Salmon Wellington

Recipe courtesy Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh

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Total Time:
2 hr 15 min
Prep
35 min
Inactive
45 min
Cook
55 min
Yield:
8 to 10 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 3 leeks, washed and sliced
  • 1 red onion, finely sliced
  • 2 tablespoons dried tarragon
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 puff pastry sheets, thawed
  • Flour, for dusting surface
  • 1 egg plus 2 teaspoons water, for egg wash
  • 1 (3-pound) salmon fillet, skin removed
  • Dijon Whipped Cream, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the leeks, red onion and tarragon and saute until the onion mix is soft, about 10 minutes. Add the wine, raise the heat to high and bring to a boil. Let the liquid cook off, add the salt and pepper, and remove from the heat and set aside. Let cool before using.

Unfold 1 pastry sheet and lay it on a lightly floured surface. Brush 1 edge with the egg wash and overlap the other sheet by 2 inches. Roll the pastry out until it's big enough to fold around the salmon. Spoon the cooled leek mixture down the center of the pastry, place the salmon on top of the leeks and fold the pastry over the salmon. Egg wash the edges to seal and press well. Place the salmon parcel seam side down on a sheet pan. Brush with egg wash and place in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until the pastry is puffed and golden brown. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes before slicing. Slice and serve with Dijon Whipped Cream.

Chef: Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh

Dijon Whipped Cream:

1 cup heavy cream

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon white pepper

Pour the cream into a chilled stainless steel bowl and whisk until soft peaks begin to form. Add the mustard, salt and pepper and continue to whisk until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Yield: 1 1/2 to 2 cups

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Wine Suggestion for This Recipe

Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Rich, buttery white wine

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  • on May 13, 2013

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    Delicious! Like other reviewers, I laid the Salmon on paper towel before cooking and there was no soggy bottom! Next time though, I will only add a pinch of salt to the Whipped Dijon sauce.

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  • on September 11, 2012

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    Loved it. Very tasty and I generally hate the taste of salmon.

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  • on November 08, 2011

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    The leeks, onion, butter, tarragon, and wine smelled delicious as they were cooking on the stovetop. Unfortunately after it came out of the oven the pastry puff was soggy on the bottom with juices underneath the puff. It was overly onion-y and needed extra salt and pepper. The recipe also could have called for lemon juice. Too bad!

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