Salmon En Papillote

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 (6 ounce) skinned salmon fillets
• 1 cup fresh bite-sized pieces spinach
• 1/2 red pepper, cut in strips
• 1/2 yellow pepper, cut in strips
• 1/2 green pepper, cut in strips
• 1 tablespoon shallots or 1 tablespoon onion, peeled and chopped
• 4 slices lemons
• 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves
• 1/4 cup pinot noir wine or 1/4 cup other red wine
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450ºf (230ºc).
• 2 cut two 18-inch (45-cm) long rectangles of parchment paper.
• 3 place a salmon fillet on each parchment paper rectangle.
• 4 divide half the spinach leaves, peppers, shallots, lemon slices and cilantro between each package, layering ingredients on top of salmon.
• 5 sprinkle 2 t (30 ml) of wine and a little salt over each serving.
• 6 gather the corners of the parchment toward the centre and twist tightly to seal each package.
• 7 tie off at the top with twine to fasten.
• 8 place the packets on a cookie sheet and bake on the centre rack of the oven for 15 minutes.
• 9 let stand for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 10 serve parchment packages unopened.
• 11 slice open at the table to release the aromas.
• 12 makes 2 servings.
• 13 recipe doubles easily.