Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ

French for ‘salmon in paper' – Salmon en Papillote is such a gorgeous simple dish. It is delicious, nutritious, and completely customisable. Just change up the herbs and vegetables inside the paper pouch, the fish will always come out perfectly tender.

Serves 1

Ingredients:

150g salmon fillet, bones removed

1/4 lemon, sliced

1/4 fennel bulb, sliced

8 cherry tomatoes, halved

6 kalamata olives

1 tsp fresh dill or basil, roughly chopped

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius fan bake. Cut a piece of baking paper into a rough 30cm diameter circle. You don't have to be too careful. Fold the circle in half. On the inside of the round, layer the lemon, fennel, tomatoes and olives. Place salmon fillet on top of the vegetables, and season very well with salt, pepper and your herb of choice. Drizzle over olive oil.

Close the paper by folding the other half over the prepared salmon and carefully roll the open edges towards the salmon in the centre, completely sealing it into a little salmon parcel.

Place on a baking sheet and bake on the centre rack for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, open the pouch and serve with some boiled new potatoes.