This baked parchment paper salmon recipe will give you a tender salmon perfect for dinner. Paired with middle east condiments like saffron and black caraway, this salmon will be full of flavor and will impress you for sure.

Ingredients

  • 10.5 ounces of salmon fillet
  • 4 cherry tomatoes
  • 2 champignon mushrooms 
  • 1 medium carrot
  • 1 red paprika (or bell pepper)
  • 1 teaspoon black caraway
  • 1 teaspoon white sesame
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • a few stigmas of saffron

Instructions

Prepare the vegetables

  1. Place a pot with water on high heat, so by the time you finish preparing the vegetables, the water will boil.
  2. Peel the carrots and cut the top and bottom. Cut the carrot in half and chop it into sticks.
  3. Wash the red paprika and cut it in half. Take out the seeds and then chop the paprika in sticks, similar size to the carrot ones.
  4. Peel the mushrooms and take out the stem. Slice the mushrooms in six.
  5. Blanch the carrots, the paprika, and the cherry tomatoes by adding them to the boiling water for 2 minutes. Then, place them in a bowl with cold water (with ice).
  6. Peel off the tomatoes.

Prepare the parchment paper salmon

    1. Cut the salmon in half (approx. 5 ounces/piece).
    2. Divide the vegetables in half, and use only half of them for a parchment paper salmon.
    3. In the middle of a clean parchment paper place the carrot sticks.
    4. Add the paprika sticks and the mushrooms on both ends, and finish by adding the tomatoes.
    5. Season with some salt and pepper.
  1. On top of the vegetables add the salmon, skin down.
  2. Add half of the condiments as follows: olive oil, saffron stigmas, black caraway and white sesame. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. For cooking salmon in parchment paper, the paper has to be sealed. Use egg wash for this.
  4. Wet the edges (except the top) of the parchment paper with egg wash by using a brush.
  5. Start covering the salmon in parchment paper by folding from top.
  6. Then, bring over the bottom part which will stick due to the egg wash.
  7. Fold a few times the left and right sides, and add egg wash to make it stick.
  8. Place the parchment paper salmon in a baking tray.
  9. Repeat steps 2-11 for the second salmon piece.
  10. Place the baking tray into a pre-heated oven and bake the salmon for 40 minutes.
  11. When done, use a spatula to transfer the salmon with vegetables directly into a plate.
  12. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

YIELD: 2 SERVING SIZE: 1
Amount Per Serving:CALORIES: 389TOTAL FAT: 25gSATURATED FAT: 5gTRANS FAT: 0gUNSATURATED FAT: 19gCHOLESTEROL: 94mgSODIUM: 107mgCARBOHYDRATES: 5gFIBER: 2gSUGAR: 2gPROTEIN: 34g