Salmon Baked in a Foil Parcel with Green Beans

By Addie

Wild-caught salmon is an example of one of my splurge foods. My secret is to buy it frozen, which makes it a tad bit less expensive. And just as delicious. The good thing about salmon this tasty is that it doesn't need much to adorn it. Simple preparations are best, as they allow the natural flavor of the fish to shine through. A hint of lemon, some pesto and green beans are really all you need, as evidenced by this Jamie Oliver dish which is so laughably easy and so wonderfully tasty that you'll wonder why you hadn't thought of it yourself.

I meant to make this for last week's IHCC but time got away from me, so I'm hoping the ladies will let me submit it for this one even though the theme is pasta! Personally, I'd think it would be lovely served over some couscous! Serves 2, adapted from Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution


MY NOTES: Skip the pesto maybe, and instead sprinkle the salmon with Cajun spices - which I happen to LOVE on salmon!

Ingredients

• 2 handfuls green beans (I like to take LARGE handfuls of my veggies!)
• 2 lemons
• 2 (7 oz) chunky salmon fillets, skin on
• 2 heaped Tablespoons green pesto (I used homemade pesto from my freezer!)
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat your oven to 400. Trim the beans by cutting off the stalk ends and leaving the wispy tips on. Halve both of the lemons.

2. Pull out a sheet of aluminum foil, about a yard long, and fold it in half to give two layers. Put a handful of green beans in the middle of the foil. Lay a salmon fillet, skin side down, across the beans and spoon over a good tbsp of green pesto. Drizzle with 1 tsp olive oil. Squeeze over juice from one of the lemons, and season with salt and pepper. Pull the aluminum foil edges together and scrunch them up to seal the parcel. Repeat these steps to make the second parcel. Place both foil parcels on a sheet pan.

3. Put the baking sheet into your oven and cook for 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and let it stand for a minute before carefully unwrapping it. Either serve the parcels on plates as they are or carefully unwrap them before serving.