Salmon & leek parcels

Salmon & leek parcels

Much easier than it looks, once you have mastered this salmon in filo recipe it will be a dinner party favourite

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the leeks into a large saucepan with 3 tbsp water and a couple of knobs of butter. Cover, then cook for 10 mins until tender. Remove from the pan, allow to cool, then mix with the crème fraîche and some seasoning.
  2. To assemble the parcels, brush a sheet of pastry with melted butter, then lay 2 more sheets on top, brushing butter between each layer. Place a salmon fillet in the centre, season, then spoon over half the leek mix. Fold the ends over the top, pull up the sides and scrunch together to enclose. Repeat.
  3. Brush both the parcels with melted butter. Put onto a lightly greased baking sheet, then cook for 20-25 mins until browned and crisp. Delicious served with a green salad.
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Tip: Filo

Keep any filo sheets you're not working with covered with a just-damp tea towel to stop them drying out. Make sure you re-wrap any leftovers tightly in cling film.

Per serving

793 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 55 g, saturated fat 27g, fibre 6g, sugar 9g, salt 1.75 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2008.

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  • Binder photo Pud

    23 November 2009

    Pud commented on this recipe

    Can anyone tell me about what size or weight the salmon was bit worried if there too large they won't be cooked fully in the time given

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  • Binder photo Sue

    28 November 2009

    Sue rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Had a fight with the filo and the filo won! Apart from that nice but huge. Have used the leek part of the recipe several times since - it's yummy.

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  • 10 January 2010

    Jaytea rated this recipe

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  • 18 January 2010

    Quynh rated this recipe

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  • 21 April 2010

    iamac rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I cooked this for 4 of us with 1 leek and 2 tsp curry powder and 1 cup cooked cooled rice and used frozen puff pastry instead. Cook leek and add curry powder & cook 1 min. put in bowl and add rice and mix. 2 sheets pastry halved. on a piece of pastry on prepared tray, place 1/4 cup of rice mixture at one end and leave a 1cm border. top with piece of salmon and scatter over chives. fold pastry over salmon and seal edges. score pastry and brush with egg. cook as above and serve with lemon wedges and salad. u can make a sauce of lemon juice , sour cream and dill to serve with it. My family loves this.

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  • 26 April 2010

    Brian H rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this recipe for todays evening meal - it was very tasty and filling. I felt that four leeks for only two people was too much, perhaps two would have been enough hence only four stars. Even so, I will make it again because it's a different way to serve salmon.

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  • 11 May 2010

    jb00090 rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 18 May 2010

    Tombisan commented on this recipe

    I've made this using shortcrust pastry, omitting the crème fraîche and brushing the inside of the pastry with whole grain mustard paste, yummy, also got thumbs up from my guests!

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  • Binder photo RAB

    18 May 2010

    RAB rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this with boursin cheese mixed with creme fraiche. Very easy and delicious. I would make it again and possible follow other peoples suggestions of adding prawns, or for a change, using chicken instead of salmon. I served it with buttered greens

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  • 11 June 2010

    kazzo123 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy to do and very quick, looks really impressive when served, have made this twice now.

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  • 09 July 2010

    yummymummy commented on this recipe

    I made these for a dinner party for 8 people. I made half with salmon and the other half with chicken. I did not have enough Filo pastry so I used 2 sheets instead of 3 which was fine. Easy and delicious and looked impressive.

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  • 16 July 2010

    LisaValo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Gorgeous, easy to make and great with new potatoes for tea.

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  • 18 July 2010

    Babyblade commented on this recipe

    Nice easy recipe, tastes good and looks impressive. Will cook again - worked just as well with low fat crème fraîche too.

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  • 24 August 2010

    Gwen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was very nice with puff pastry too.

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  • 19 October 2010

    bewsy84 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made this for my boyfriend's birthday and was surprised at how easy it was! Tasted lovely and looked very impressive. I used garlic & herb philadelphia but to be honest think it could still do with a bit more flavour so would go with boursin next time. Such a versatile recipe that could be used for loads of different fillings - excellent!

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  • 30 October 2010

    Swindellio rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great recipe, I used pre-made puff pastry instead of filo and personally think it improved the recipe!

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  • 11 November 2010

    purplestar rated this recipe

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  • 17 November 2010

    KatD90 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I just made these for my boyfriend's birthday and they were FANTASTIC! I found the filo pastry hard to handle as I'd never used it before, but it still tasted great, even if it didn't look quite like it does in the picture! They were also HUGE, we ended up splitting one between us as we also had a large starter and a pudding, but if we were just having a main course I would have had a whole one with some salad. I added in raw red onion and raw mushrooms when assembling the parcels and they cooked in the salmon and leek juices and were fabulous! I could have eaten the filling on its own! The whole thing was great, can't wait to make them again! Delicious :)

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  • 04 December 2010

    Steff85 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really tasty, but found my parcels were MASSIVE it would serve 4!

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  • 06 December 2010

    KIRSTENSMITH rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very nice. Definitely needs the 4 leeks as I only had 2 thinking it would be enough and it wasn't, was a bit dry (although salmon stayed moist). Also did it with a whole chicken breast which again stayed beautifully moist.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 mins

Crisp pastry, creamy filling

Ingredients

  • 4 leeks , trimmed and finely chopped
  • 25g butter
  • 100g full-fat crème fraîche or cream cheese
  • 6 sheets filo pastry
  • 2 skinless salmon fillets
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Per serving

793 kcalories, protein 37g, carbohydrate 40g, fat 55 g, saturated fat 27g, fibre 6g, sugar 9g, salt 1.75 g

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