Foil-baked Salmon

Name: Foil-baked Salmon (Cały łosoś pieczony)
Cuisine: Polish
Ingredients: 1 salmon, about 1 kg/2¼ lb, cleaned and trimmed; 1 small bunch fresh dill, roughly chopped; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 115 g/4 oz/½ cup unsalted (sweet) butter; 50 ml/2 fl oz/¼ cup dry white wine; juice of ½ lemon; 10-12 black peppercorns; 4-5 fresh bay leaves; salt and ground black pepper, to taste; salt and ground black pepper, to taste; slices of lemon, to garnish; boiled new potatoes and Polish-style Cucumber Salad, to serve; boiled new potatoes and Polish-style Cucumber Salad, to serve

Cały łosoś pieczony

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Poland

By Ewa Michalik

Published 2008

About

Baking the whole salmon in a foil package ensures that the flesh remains wonderfully moist. It can be served hot, with new potatoes and cucumber salad, or cold with a salad, for a summer lunch.

Ingredients

1 salmon, about 1 kg/2¼ lb, cleaned and trimmed
1 small

Europe
Poland
Fish course
Gluten-free
Pescatarian
Eastern Europe

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Place the salmon in the centre of a large piece of foil.
In a small bowl, mix together the dill, garlic and butter, to form a smooth paste. Add the wine and lemon juice, and mix to combine.