How to Make Award-winning Parchment Baked Salmon

Parchment Baked Salmon. Place salmon fillet with skin side down in the middle of a large piece of parchment paper; season with salt and black pepper. Stuff chopped basil leaves into the slits. Spray fillet with cooking spray and arrange lemon slices on top.

The parchment pouch allows the fish to steam gently, making it retain more moisture. In other words, it won't get all dried out. Fold the parchment paper over the salmon, and cinch the paper together by folding it over itself along the edges.

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, parchment baked salmon. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Parchment Baked Salmon is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It's simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Parchment Baked Salmon is something that I have loved my entire life.

Place salmon fillet with skin side down in the middle of a large piece of parchment paper; season with salt and black pepper. Stuff chopped basil leaves into the slits. Spray fillet with cooking spray and arrange lemon slices on top.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have parchment baked salmon using 24 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Parchment Baked Salmon:

1. {Make ready of For the Salmon.
2. {Make ready 4 of Individual Portions of Salmon.
3. {Make ready 4 of Medium Cloves of Garlic.
4. {Take 4 of small cubes of butter approx 1cm x 1cm.
5. {Take 4 of Round Thin Slices of Fresh Lemon.
6. {Take 1 Tsp of Oregano.
7. {Prepare 1 Tsp of Salt.
8. {Make ready 1 Tsp of Pepper.
9. {Make ready of Parchment Paper.
10. {Prepare of For the Orange Infused Rice.
11. {Take 1 Cup of Uncooked Basmati Rice.
12. {Get 1/2 Tbsp of Orange Infused Olive Oil* (See note later in recipe).
13. {Take 1 Tsp of Pomegranate Vinegar.
14. {Prepare 1 Tsp of Marjoram.
15. {Prepare 1/2 Tsp of Garlic Powder.
16. {Make ready of Salt.
17. {Prepare of Pepper.
18. {Get of For the Brussel Sprouts.
19. {Get 4 Portions of Purple Brussel Sprouts.
20. {Prepare 2 Tbsp of Olive Oil.
21. {Prepare 1 Tsp of Lemon Juice.
22. {Take 1/2 Tsp of Dried Red Chili Flakes (Optional).
23. {Take of Salt.
24. {Take of Pepper.

Place a salmon fillet in the center of each piece of parchment paper. Gather sides of parchment up over salmon to form a pouch, leaving no openings, and tie tightly with kitchen twine. Tender, flaky salmon is baked in a packet made out of parchment paper in this recipe. Parchment paper has lined many a baking sheet to make cleanup easier, but I am only just starting to discover its use for cooking ingredients as well.

Instructions to make Parchment Baked Salmon:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit..
2. Prepare 4 squares of parchment paper. These should be large enough to completely wrap your pieces of salmon..
3. Season the salmon with salt, pepper, and oregano (About 1/4 Tsp of each per portion). Place the seasoned salmon on the parchment paper one filet per piece of paper..
4. Place one cube of butter onto each filet of salmon as directly in the middle of the filet as you can and then place a lemon slice on top of the butter..
5. Peel the cloves of garlic and then give them a hard smash with the side of a chefs knife to crush them. Add the smashed garlic cloves whole to the salmon; one per filet..
6. Wrap the salmon complete with the butter, lemon, and garlic neatly in the parchment paper by folding the sides over top of the salmon and then folding the ends down underneath the fish. Think of it as wrapping the salmon like a present!.
7. Place the wrapped salmon filets into a baking pan and pop in the oven for 10-12 minutes until the salmon flakes easily with a fork..
8. For the rice, rinse the Basmati rice in a sieve thoroughly until the water runs clear. Place in a pot with 1 cup of water and cover tightly with a lid. Cook on medium high heat until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork..
9. Season the rice with salt, pepper, and marjoram. Add in the orange infused olive oil and the pomegranate vinegar to give it just a little bit of an acidic punch..
10. EXTRA NOTE: If you do not have access to infused olive oil, you can substitute the zest of one small orange and regular olive oil. Likewise, if you do not have pomegranate vinegar handy, then you can substitute a teaspoon of lemon juice..
11. Stir the rice until it is evenly coated in the seasoning, oil, and vinegar. Any of these amounts can be adjusted to taste. Set the rice aside..
12. For the brussel sprouts, cut the woody stem off of the bottom of each brussel sprout and then halve them..
13. Bring the olive oil up to a medium high heat in a large pan and add the sprout halves. Season with salt, pepper, and chili flakes and stir continuously until they are tender but retain a bit of their crunch. Add the lemon juice and remove from heat..
14. To bring it all together, add a scoop of your seasoned rice to the plate and lay the cooked salmon on top of it. Decorate the plates with brussel sprouts and add a small tomato salad with a fresh basil leaf for a little bit of extra flavour!.

The ease of cleanup and the delicious recipes it has produced so far are definitely encouraging. How to Bake Salmon in Parchment Paper Once you've cut up your vegetables, lay your piece of salmon on a sheet of parchment paper and brush with a light layer of olive oil, and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. You can bake salmon or other proteins and vegetables in a parchment paper packet (also called "en papillote") for a flavorful, low-mess meal. Watch as we fold the packet and share our secrets for seasoning the salmon to make a delicious dinner. Read the full recipe after the video.

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