This salmon en papillote is cooked in parchment paper for delicious, juicy salmon that is baked to perfection in the oven. The salmon fillets are cooked on top of a bed of shallots and carrots for a delicious meal that's so easy to make.
Heat butter or oil in a pan over medium heat. Sauté carrots and shallot until soft (3 - 4 minutes) adding salt and pepper to taste.
Fold the parchment in half so it is 15in x 10in and cut a half heart shape so when unfolded it looks like a Valentine’s heart.
Divide the sautéed vegetables onto the wider part of the hear parchment, close to, but not overlapping the fold. Place the fish on top of the vegetables. Top with lemon zest, salt and pepper.
Place the left half of parchment over the fish in the same way you cut out the heart.
Folding: Starting at the top inseam of the heart fold over a 1 inch section of parchment toward the center of the heart. Working your way around the open side of parchment ½ inch at a time, continuing to fold the sections making sure you overlap the previous section so that no steam escapes. Once you get to the end, fold the long tail of the heart around a few times and tuck it underneath the bag.
Place the bags in the oven on a cookie sheet for 9 or 10 minutes.
Serve and tear in.
Notes
If substituting out for other vegetables, ensure they are sliced thinly so they will steam properly in the bag and cook at the same time as the salmon. If needed, saute the veggies before completing cooking in the parchment paper.
It's important that the parchment paper is sealed properly to allow for steaming.
Remove the skin from the salmon before cooking the salmon fillet.