Name: Gone-in-a-Puff Salmon Turnovers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 2 adult and 2 child portions, depending on the size of the fillets
Ingredients: 10 scallions, thinly sliced; 4 salmon fillets, whatever size suits you all; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 13 ounces puff pastry dough, thawed if frozen; 1 egg yolk; cooked potatoes, tossed in butter and chopped mint (optional); 1 tablespoon milk; seasonal vegetables or salad; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; ¾ cup mascarpone or cream cheese; finely grated zest of 1 lemon; 2 tablespoons chopped dill or snipped chives

Preparation info

Makes
2
adult

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Madhouse Cookbook

By Jo Pratt

Published 2013

About

The beauty of this recipe is that you can make the turnovers small for young children or big, using larger salmon fillets, for adults. You can also make these using phyllo pastry dough, layering three sheets together and brushing with melted butter between each.

Ingredients

¾ cup mascarpone or cream cheese
2 tablespoons chopped dill or snipped chives

Method

Heat the oven to 425°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or use a nonstick baking sheet.
Mix together the mascarpone, dill, mustard, lemon zest and scallions, and season lightly with salt and pepper. Spread over the top of the salmon fillets.
Cut the dough into four pieces large enough to wrap around each piece of salmon. Put the fillets on th