Cooking salmon in foil or parchment paper is such a simple but effective way of cooking the fish. It ensures the salmon is perfectly marinated and stops it from drying out as it cooks.This recipe uses lemon slices & fresh basil to infuse the fish as it steams in its parcel. It's accompanied by potatoes, Onions & tomatoes which marry so well together but feel free to use any vegetables of your choice & marinade. Experiment with it, All it is, is putting everything in parcel & cooking. Simple init. This salmon is wrapped in foil and steamed in the oven, no fishy taste in your mouth and no fishy smell in your house, its basically just a delicious meal, what could possible go wrong? Nothing!
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Ingredients
1 fresh salmon fillet
2 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
2 tsp chilly flakes
Zest and juice half lemon (Slice the other half thinly to place on top of salmon)
2 tsp fresh basil
1/2 tsp mixed herbs
2 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
1 small onion
1 small potato boiled and sliced
1 small tomato
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp olive oil
Method
Preheat the oven to 170c
Marinate the salmon with 1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp salt, pepper and chilly flakes & set Aside. In a bowl add the boiled potatoes which you have sliced up and coat them with 2 tbsp butter melted, 2 garlic cloves crushed, 1 tsp salt, pepper & chilly flakes, 1/2 tsp mixed herbs, the zest and juice of half a lemon. Combine everything together. Chop up one tomato and one onion and set aside.
To bring this dish together, all you have to do is get some foil or parchment paper, Place the marinated potatoes at the bottom, top if off with the marinated salmon and top that off with thinly sliced lemons and fresh basil. Lastly around the fish & potatoes place the chopped tomatoes & Onions and close up the foil making sure there are no holes otherwise it won't steam once its in the oven.
Place in the oven for about 20-25 minutes. The salmon should be opaque and slightly flaky. So delicious.
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Bon Appetit!
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