Skip to main content

Fancy Pants Salmon

Cooks' Note

You’ll look like a rock star serving this dish. Only you will know how easy it is to make the salmon. Serve with your choice of vegetable and boiled baby potatoes.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil)
4 skinless salmon fillets
Salt and pepper
1/2 pound button mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 or 2 small leeks, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced into half-moons on an angle, cleaned, and dried
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves
1 sheet frozen puff pastry dough, 11 x 17, or 2 smaller sheets—depends on the brand, defrosted
All-purpose flour
1 egg, lightly beaten with a splash of water

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 400°F.

    Step 2

    Place a large skillet over medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon of the EVOO. Season the fish with salt and pepper and sear for a minute on each side. Remove the fish and reserve. Add the remaining tablespoon of EVOO to the skillet. Add the mushrooms and brown for 5 to 6 minutes, then add the leeks and cook until they are softened, 2 to 3 minutes more. Season the mushrooms with salt and pepper, then add the mustard, cream, and tarragon to the skillet. Bring up to a bubble, reduce the heat to medium, and simmer until thickened, 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.

    Step 3

    Roll out the puff pastry with a little flour on a large work area. Quarter a large sheet or halve two smaller sheets. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange the rectangles of dough on it. Divide the mushroom cream sauce among the rectangles of dough, making a small pile in the middle of each. Place a piece of seared fish on top of the sauce and fold the edges of the dough up around the fillet. Trim the excess dough. Use the egg wash to secure the seam, then place the fish seam side down on the lined baking sheet. Cut a few slits in the top of each pastry parcel. Brush them with the egg wash and transfer to the oven. Bake until the pastry is puffed and golden, about 15 to 20 minutes.

    Step 4

    Serve immediately.

Rachael Ray's Look + Cook
Read More
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
Put that half-full tub to use with recipes that go beyond the Italian American classics.
This one-pot dinner cooks chicken thighs directly on top of a bed of flavorful cilantro rice studded with black beans for a complete dinner.
Keep this easy frittata recipe on hand for quick breakfasts, impressive brunches, and fridge clean-out meals.
This easy, one-skillet chicken stroganoff features tender chicken breasts, savory mushrooms, and a creamy Dijon-crème fraîche sauce—perfect for weeknights.
Like Sri Lankan cashew curry and vegan stuffed shells.
Use this simple vinaigrette to dress a plate of greens, some steamed potatoes, or anything else that strikes your fancy.
Filberts, goobers, scaly bark nuts: Explore the world beyond almonds in this guide.