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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Parchment Baked Salmon with Lemon and Basil


Parchment Bakes Salmon


Giorgio Celmo



Ingredients:

6 (6-ounce) salmon fillets

Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

6 (15-square inch) pieces parchment paper

1/4 cup chopped basil leaves

Herbs de Province

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 lemons, thinly sliced

Kitchen twine



Directions:

 Place a large baking sheet on bottom rack of oven. Preheat oven to 400°F.



Season salmon with salt and pepper and Herbs de Province to taste, Cut two half inch slices into flesh of each piece of salmon; roll basil leaves and stuff into slits in salmon.



Place a salmon fillet in the center of each piece of parchment paper. Drizzle each fillet with 1 teaspoon of the oil, then place lemon slices on top. Gather sides of parchment up over salmon to form a pouch, leaving no openings, and tie tightly with kitchen twine. Place packages directly on hot baking sheet in oven and cook for 20 minutes. Transfer to plates and carefully open packages to release steam before serving.


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