SALMON PARCELS AND SALAD DRESSED WITH SALMON ROE
Ingredients
- 4 x ready-made filo pastry sheets
- flour
- for dusting
- 4 x 75g/2½oz pieces of salmon fillet
- trimmed to the size of a thin matchbox
- 12 marinated anchovy fillets
- 4 tsp soured cream
- 4 tsp chopped fresh dill
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- pinch sea salt flakes
- 1 free-range egg
- beaten
- for egg wash
- vegetable oil
- for shallow frying
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tsp honey
- pinch of salt
- 110g/4oz watercress
- 110g/4oz rocket
- 2 avocados
- peeled
- halved
- stone removed
- 1 jar salmon roe
Directions
- Lay out the sheets of filo pastry onto a lightly floured work surface.
- Cut a slit along the long side of each salmon piece and open up like a book. Lay one opened piece of salmon onto the edge of each sheet of pastry.
- Place three anchovies
- one teaspoon of sour cream and one teaspoon of the dill onto one side of each open piece of salmon. Fold the other side of the salmon over the filling.
- Add a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper and sea salt flakes over the top of each filled salmon parcel.
- Brush all of the filo sheets with the egg wash
- then roll up around the salmon to form a neat parcel. Brush the outside of the pastry with the egg wash.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the salmon parcels and fry until golden. Don't overcook the parcels otherwise you may overcook the salmon.
- Meanwhile
- for the salad
- place the olive oil
- vinegar
- honey and salt into a bowl.
- Place the watercress and rocket into a clean bowl and pour over a little of the dressing. Mix well to coat the leaves.
- To serve
- slice each of the avocado halves and fan out onto each plate. Spoon a little of the dressing over the avocado.
- Place a handful of watercress and rocket salad alongside the avocado fans and sprinkle a little salmon roe over the top.
- Top each pile of salad with a salmon parcel and serve immediately.

