Salmon parcels
By cooking salmon in a parcel the flavour and aroma is captured right until it is cut open - bliss!
Difficulty and servings
Serves 2
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 1 hour- Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Put the salmon on one half of a large sheet of baking parchment or foil on a baking tray.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan then add the onion and garlic and gently fry on a very low heat until the onion is softened. Add the tomatoes, a pinch of salt, the sugar, garam masala, tandoori masala powder, bay leaves, chilli and cinnamon. Cover and continue to cook on a very low heat for 5 minutes.
- Spoon the mixture over the salmon and top with the lime slices, coriander and almond flakes. Cover with the other side of the sheet of foil, wrapping tightly at the edges. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Open the parcel and bake for a further 10 minutes.
Per serving
440 kcalories, protein 35.5g, carbohydrate 13.5g, fat 27.5 g, saturated fat 6.4g, fibre 2.8g, salt 0.3 g
Recipe from olive magazine, February 2006.
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 2
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 1 hourIngredients
- 300g skinless salmon fillets , cut into large chunks
- 2 tsp butter
- 1 onion , very thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves , very finely chopped
- 2 tomatoes , diced
- ½ tsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp tandoori masala powder
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 limes slices
- a handful of chopped coriander
- a handful of flaked almonds , chopped
Per serving
440 kcalories, protein 35.5g, carbohydrate 13.5g, fat 27.5 g, saturated fat 6.4g, fibre 2.8g, salt 0.3 g





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