Salmon pastry

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Flaky fillets of salmon sit on a bed of caper- and gherkin-studded cream cheese in this beautiful fish pie recipe from Marcus Wareing. Giving the salmon a quick cure in spices, salt and dill infuses the fish with plenty of flavour. This recipe is taken from Marcus Everyday by Marcus Wareing, with photography by Susan Bell (HarperCollins, £20).

First published in 2019

Ingredients

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Method

1
Put the fennel and coriander seeds in a small, dry frying pan and toast over medium heat until fragrant. Crush in a spice grinder or using a pestle and mortar then add to the rock salt and chopped dill stalks and stir. Coat the salmon pieces in the salt mixture, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes
2
Rinse the salt off the salmon pieces under cold running water then pat them dry with kitchen paper
3
Mix the cream cheese, chopped dill fronds, lemon zest, gherkin and capers together in a bowl with a pinch each of salt and pepper
4
Preheat an oven to 210°C/190°C fan/gas mark 7 and line a baking tray with baking parchment
5
Lay 4 of the pastry rectangles on the lined baking tray. Divide the cream cheese mix into 4 and place a spoonful in the centre of each piece of pastry. Smooth it out, leaving a 1cm border around the edges of the pastry. Brush the borders of each pastry piece with the beaten egg
  • 2 sheets of puff pastry, all-butter variety, each weighing 320g and cut into 4 rectangles
  • 1 egg, beaten
6
Place a piece of salmon on top of the cream cheese mix, flipping the skinny end of the salmon under the fillet so that it fits well in the rectangle
7
Take the remaining 4 pastry rectangles out of the fridge and place them on top of the salmon pieces. Using the side of your hand, carefully press the edges of the 2 pastry pieces together, to seal the salmon in. Using a fork, gently crimp a 5mm border around the edge of each parcel. Brush each parcel with beaten egg then place the entire tray in the fridge for 10 minutes
8
Bake the salmon parcels for 20–25 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven, allow to rest for a few minutes then serve

Marcus Wareing defines his inimitable cooking style as 'not British cuisine, not French cuisine – it’s Marcus cuisine'.

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