The Well Plated Cookbook is now available! When you pull this stunning Salmon Wellington from the oven, please pause a moment to admire your handiwork. It’s going to be hard to refrain from diving immediately into that eye fillet on the bone, flaky layer of puff pastry to reveal the treasure of perfectly moist baked salmon and garlicky sautéed spinach within, but you deserve several solid seconds of serious self-congratulations.
Just look at your gorgeous creation! This salmon Wellington recipes features a fillet of salmon that’s brushed with a mixture of melted butter, lemon zest, and Dijon, then placed on a bed of garlicky sautéed spinach. The salmon and spinach are then wrapped up in puff pastry like a present, then baked until the pastry is deeply golden, and the fish is moist and tender. The only thing better than the way this puff pastry wrapped salmon looks is how it tastes. Tangentially healthy without tasting remotely like a sacrifice. I love salmon for entertaining in general, because it feels fancy but is deceptively easy to make. This Baked Salmon in Foil is a staple, but when you really want to knock your guests’ socks off, make salmon Wellington.
Thanks to puff pastry—one of my go-to ingredients for easy-but-impressive recipes like these Ham and Cheese Pinwheels and this Easy Asparagus Tart—this recipe looks and tastes like you spent hours making it, when it really takes less than 30 minutes to prep. You also can prep salmon Wellington hours in advance, making it a phenomenal option for entertaining. To help you on your way, I added a matching video AND photo step-by-steps. You can make this restaurant-worthy meal at home, with a glass of wine in hand.
If you’re hosting a dinner party, this easy and tasty Salmon Wellington is the perfect meal! The presentation is beautiful and impressive, and it can be served with tons of sides! En croute is a French term for anything wrapped in a pastry dough and baked in the oven. Larger groups began to experiment with other types of protein that were more plentiful and affordable, like salmon. Nothing says elegant quite like the presentation of Salmon Wellington!
Serve it for a healthy and impressive dinner with simple sides! How to Make Salmon Wellington Don’t let the showstopper appearance and taste of salmon Wellington deceive you. This recipe is straightforward and shockingly easy to make! If possible, look for wild-caught varieties of salmon, which are usually more nutrient-rich than the farmed variety. You’ll also want to use skinless salmon for this recipe.