Salmon Pastries with Dill Pesto

Recipe and photo courtesy of General Mills. Bake-Off is a registered trademark of General Mills (c)2008.

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Total Time:
55 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
25 min
Yield:
24 appetizers
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Contest 43 and Edgar Rudberg, St. Paul, MN - 2008 $5,000 Category Winner. www.pillsbury.com/bakeoff Each little appetizer bundle is bursting with salmon and cheesy-dill flavors.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup lightly packed chopped fresh dill weed
  • 1/3 cup CRISCO(r) Light Olive Oil
  • 1/4 cup Fisher(r) Chef's Naturals(r) Chopped Walnuts
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
  • Salt and pepper, if desired
  • 3/4 pound salmon fillet, thawed if frozen and patted dry
  • 1 box (15 oz) Pillsbury(r) refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
  • Dill weed sprigs

Directions

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. In food processor bowl with metal blade or in blender, place chopped dill weed, oil, walnuts, lime juice, garlic, mustard, 1/2 cup of the cheese, and salt and pepper. Cover; process, stopping once to scrape side of bowl, until smooth.

If salmon has skin or bones, remove them; rinse fillet and pat dry with paper towel. Cut salmon into 24 (1-inch) cubes.

On cutting board, roll 1 pie crust into 12-inch round. Cut into 4 rows by 3 rows to make 12 (4 by 3-inch) rectangles. Repeat with remaining crust. (Rectangles cut at edge of crust will have rounded side.)

Spoon 1 level teaspoon dill pesto onto center of each rectangle; top with 1 salmon cube. Bring 4 corners of each rectangle over filling to center and pinch at top; pinch corners, leaving small openings on sides to vent steam. (For rectangles with rounded side, bring 3 points together at top, pinching to seal.) On ungreased large cookie sheet, place pastries 1-inch apart.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Place remaining pesto in small resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut small tip off 1 bottom corner of bag; squeeze bag to drizzle pesto over serving plate. Place pastries on serving plate. Sprinkle pastries with remaining cheese and garnish with dill weed sprigs. Serve warm.

High altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

(r)CRISCO is a trademark of The J.M. Smucker Company

Fisher is a registered trademark of John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-6057 U.S.A.

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  • on August 01, 2010

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    I made these but substituted puff pastry for the pie crust dough. Baked them for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. They were a big hit! I think they are great warm or at room temperature.

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  • on July 16, 2010

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    I made these for a party and they were quite popular. Can make ahead of time.

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  • on August 14, 2008

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    I made the dish shortly after seeing the bake-off challenge. It was easy to make and delicious. I plan on making this for parties in the future.

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