Spiced Salmon en Croute

Name: Spiced Salmon en Croute
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 5 whole cloves, crushed; A little milk, for glazing; Hollandaise sauce, to serve (ready-made is fine); 4 Big Fish™ salmon fillets, defrosted; Black pepper; Handful of fresh mint, finely chopped; 320 g pack of ready-made puff pastry; 55 g dates, stoned and chopped; ¼ tsp ground ginger; ½ tsp Dijon mustard (optional); 1 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp raisins; 35 g butter, softened; ¼ tsp ground cumin

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

For The Love Of The Sea

By Jenny Jefferies

Published 2021

About

The Romans enjoyed serving fish with spices and sweet fruits, which sounds odd but works surprisingly well with salmon. This richly flavoured dish takes a little preparation, but is perfect for a special occasion, even an alternative Sunday lunch! Any leftovers are delicious served cold the next day. — Louise Coulbeck

Ingredients

35 g butter, softened
55 g dates, stoned and chopped
5 whole

Europe
Italy
Rome
Lunch
Pescatarian
Mediterranean

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°c/200°c fan/Gas Mark 7. Put the softened butter into a bowl then mix in the dates, cloves, raisins, honey, mustard, ginger, cumin and mint to make a thick paste.

Roll out the ready-made puff pastry into a long rectangle. Put two of the sal