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Parchment Baked Roasted Red Pepper Salmon.

Salmon fillets baked in parchment with a roasted red pepper and sun-dried tomato sauce, layered over thinly sliced potatoes and served with tzatziki and fresh herbs.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 jar 16 ounceroasted red peppers, drained
  • 1/2 cupoil packed sun-dried tomatoes drained
  • 1/4 cupextra virgin olive oil
  • 2 teaspoonshoney
  • 4 clovesgarlic smashed
  • 2 tablespoonslemon juice
  • 2 teaspoonssmoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspooncumin
  • red pepper flakes
  • kosher salt and black pepper
  • 2 small potatoes very thinly sliced
  • 4 6-8 ouncesalmon fillets
  • tzatziki for serving
  • fresh dill and basil for serving

Instructions

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F. Cut four large pieces of parchment paper (about 15×16 inches) and fold each in half to create a crease; set aside.
  • Drain the jarred roasted red peppers and drain the oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes. In a blender, combine the drained roasted red peppers, drained sun-dried tomatoes, 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 2 teaspoons honey, 4 smashed garlic cloves, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 teaspoons smoked paprika, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, red pepper flakes (to taste), and kosher salt and black pepper (to taste). Blend until smooth or mostly smooth.
  • Very thinly slice the 2 small potatoes. Pat the slices dry with paper towels if they are wet.
  • Working with one folded parchment at a time, arrange the potato slices in a single layer on one half of the crease, leaving a border of parchment around the edges so you can seal the packet. Season the potatoes with kosher salt and black pepper (to taste).
  • Place one salmon fillet (6–8 ounce) on top of the potatoes. Spoon 1–2 spoonfuls of the red pepper sauce over the top of the salmon. Repeat steps 4–5 to make a total of 4 packets.
  • Fold the other half of the parchment over each salmon. Starting at one end, fold and crimp the open edges tightly to seal each packet into a half-moon shape. Place the sealed packets, seam-side up, on a rimmed baking sheet.
  • Bake on the bottom oven rack until the potatoes are tender and the salmon is cooked through, about 15–20 minutes.
  • Carefully open each packet (watch for steam). Serve each salmon packet topped with tzatziki and garnished with fresh dill and basil.

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Parchment Paper
  • Blender
  • Rimmed Baking Sheet
  • Knife
  • Cutting Board