Koulibiac - Salmon baked in puff pastry with spinach

AUTHOR
Zackary Austin
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4.2 5
COOK TIME
50 mins
TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 4 deep-frozen rectangular slices (75 g each) Puff pastry
  • 75 g Basmati Rice
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 350 g young spinach
  • 2 Shallots
  • 35 g Butter or margarine
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 500 g Salmon fillet without skin
  • 2 Egg yolk (size M)
  • 4 TABLESPOONS + 100 ml milk
  • 1 Organic Lemon
  • 1 TABLESPOON Flour
  • 100 g Whipped cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp Dill
  • 7-10 Tbsp Flour
  • baking paper

Directions

  1. 1

    Place puff pastry slices next to each other and defrost at room temperature. Prepare rice in boiling salted water according to package instructions, pour into a sieve, quench and drain. Wash the spinach and drain well. Peel and finely dice the shallots

  2. 2

    Melt 15 g fat in a pot. Sauté the shallots for 2-3 minutes, then add the spinach. Let spinach collapse for 4-5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Drain the spinach in one

  3. 3

    Wash the salmon, dab dry and cut into 4 slices. Season salmon with salt and pepper. Mix egg yolks and 4 tablespoons of milk. Place the dough plates on top of each other and roll out rectangular (approx. 27 x 42 cm). Cut off an approx. 2 cm wide edge from the short side. Cut out small stars from the edge. Quarter the rest of the dough. Roll out each quarter approx. 1 cm larger on a floured work surface.

  4. 4

    In the middle of each piece of dough layer about 1/4 rice, about 1/8 spinach, a fish slice and again about 1/8 spinach. Spread the edges of the dough with egg yolk mixture, whip over the filling, press the edges well. Place the dough packs with the seam facing down on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Wrap the sides approx. 1 cm wide downwards, press on

  5. 5

    Spread a thin layer of egg yolk mix on the packet, garnish with dough stars, spread a thin layer again. Bake in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) for 20-25 minutes until golden brown

  6. 6

    Wash lemon hot, grate dry and cut in half. Rub the zest of about 1/2 lemon thinly. Halve the lemon. Squeeze one half. Cut the rest into slices. Melt 20 g fat. Stir in flour and lemon peel and sweat briefly. Add 100 ml milk and cream while stirring and simmer for 5-8 minutes. Season to taste with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Take salmon parcels out of the oven and arrange on plates. Garnish with lemon corner and dill

  7. 7

    Waiting time approx. 15 minutes

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
850 kcal
CARBS
48 g
FATS
57 g
PROTEINS
38 g