
Baked Salmon, Lemon & Black Pepper Filo
Try this delicious baked salmon, lemon and black pepper filo recipe for an impressive meal to share with friends. Made with Jus-Rol filo pastry sheets.
Quick Stats
Easy
5 Servings
15 minutes bake time
Baked Salmon, Lemon & Black Pepper Filo
Try this delicious baked salmon, lemon and black pepper filo recipe for an impressive meal to share with friends. Made with Jus-Rol filo pastry sheets.
Ingredients
- 10 Jus-Rol™ Filo Pastry Sheets
- 5 x 150 g salmon fillets
- 2 lemons (juice and zest)
- Sea salt
- Black pepper
- 1 egg
Equipment required
- Baking Sheet
Techniques Used
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How to Cook Salmon in Filo Pastry
How to Cook Salmon in Filo Pastry
- Cut one sheet of filo pastry in half across length and lightly brush each half with melted butter – to add extra taste infuse some capers in the butter.
- Lay one half of the pastry on a lined baking sheet and then top with second half sheet but lay it with corners slightly offset.
- Place prepared salmon fillet in middle of pastry.
- Bring up pastry around sides of salmon to form a ‘collar’ but not entirely cover top of fish.
- Brush pastry again very lightly before baking.
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How to Handle Filo Pastry
How to Handle Filo Pastry
- Thaw filo pastry in its wrapping and remove from the packaging when ready to use.
- Unfold sheets and lay them in a stack on a large piece of cling film.
- Cover stack with a second piece of cling film.
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How to Work with Filo Pastry
How to Work with Filo Pastry
- Thaw filo pastry in its wrapping and remove from the packaging when ready to use.
- Unfold sheets and lay them in a stack on a large piece of cling film.
- Cover stack with a second piece of cling film.
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C / Gas Mark 6.
- Pour the juice and zest over the salmon fillets and season with the sea salt.
- Lay out one of the Jus-Rol Filo Pastry sheets and lightly egg wash the edges. Place a second filo sheet on top.
- Place one salmon fillet on the filo and egg wash the edges again.
- Fold over the front edge and two sides of the pastry and wrap the remaining pastry over the salmon ensuring its well encased within the filo.
- Egg wash the pastry again and season with the black pepper.
- Repeat this process with the 4 remaining salmon fillets and place onto a lined baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and crisp to touch.