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Friday, July 8, 2011

Salmon and Tomatoes en Papillote - French Fridays With Dorie


Yay! It's Friday ....it's FFWD and today's recipe is Salmon and Tomatoes en Papillote ....and you know why I am so happy....salmon being my favorite fish and favorite way of cooking fish....en papillote !!!   I have all the ingredients at home - I have basil and rosemary herbs in my garden....all I have to do is just pluck a few sprigs from the garden and I am ready to go !   Dorie's recipe is always simple and I love the taste of the rosemary and basil infused gravy that comes from baking the salmon en papillote...so flavorful and tasty....LOVE it !   Cooking fish or meat in papillote has its advantage...the fish/meat remains moist and the flavor will be sealed in making this dish ' Heavenly '

This can be prepared a day or two earlier.  If you have univited guests for dinner, this would be great. Simple and easy to prepare...less washing and it taste wonderful...you will have your guests licking off the last drop of gravy from their individual papillote :p   That was what I did !!!....not a drop left in my papaillote !  The technique and combination of ingredients went well with the salmon.  I have never used basil leaves for salmon and this is the first time and the herb infused gravy was not only sweet ( natural sweetness of the salmon ) but so flavorful too.  I pan roasted the tomatoes with a dash of mixed herbs and olive oil till the skin crinkled before I put them together with the salmon.  





















I substituted lemon with grapefruit and it was a great combo for the salmon. I cannot describe how wonderful this salmon is .....






Have a great weekend !



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21 comments:

  1. great salmon, dorie has some many great way recipes, i like the addition of grapefruit

    thank you for sharing

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  2. Wow!!Yr salmon looks so yummy and delicious. I will try it soon. Thanks. Theresa

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  3. What a great pairing! Grapefruit and salmon, love it!

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  4. Doesn't that look wonderful! I really liked this dish... I always cook my salmon this way so I was looking forward to dinner!

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  5. Can I order this dish from you when my sons come home? :)

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  6. Looks delicious! Your photos are beautiful! I love when things like that come together...

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  7. elin, this reminds me of your papillote that i've bookmarked earlier, hope to make this next week!

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  8. Ooo, another interpretation with grapefruit. Now I'm tempted to make this again using a different choice of citrus!

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  9. Love grapefuit with salmon - orange would have been nice here as well!
    Looks great.

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  10. I love the grapefruit idea. So pretty.

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  11. Your salmon looks wonderful! Nice post! Great photos!

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  12. Nice post and the grapefruit is a good idea!

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  13. I'm with everyone else - have to try this with grapefruit, it sounds great. Did you use the zest too?

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  14. Sweetlife....yea the grapefruit juice and zest and a different flavor all together...beautiful ! you are welcome :)

    Theresa...oh yes you must :) it is a beautiful dish to serve when you have guest and less work involve. The beautiful part is it can be prepared one or two days before.

    Kelly....yes..it is :) beautiful pairing !

    Kate...me too..Dorie's recipe never disappoint ! :) Love it!

    Claire..no problem :)

    Ann...hahah yea me too...beautiful combination and thank you so much for your support...your kind words are encouraging :)

    Lena...yea you must try it :) anything you are not clear just give me a sms :)

    Dessert & Candy....oh it is lovely to use grapefruit instead of lemon for once. It blends well with the salmon and herbs. Beautiful !

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  15. Cher...yes yes orange is fine with this too except grapefruit has the slight bitterish taste...I shall try the next papillote with orange :) thanks for the idea. You did a good job on it yourself :)

    MyBlackPoodle...yea ,do try using grapefruit in your next salmon papillote dish :)

    Kathy...thank you so much , your words are an encouragement !

    Lola...yea it is a great pairing with the salmon...grapefruit juice and zest compliment the fish well :)

    Laurie...been to your blog..you have a nice blog and thanks for dropping by to drool :p yes...I used both the zst and juice of the grapefruit :)

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  16. Everybody is doing Dorie's recipes...maybe I should go pick up one of her books to try. This looks scrumptious.

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  17. Welcome to the group! Love your grapefruit idea. I supposed oranges would probably be yummy too!

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  18. Angie...Dorie's Around My French Table is a good buy :) I have no regrets buying it :)

    FrolickingNightOwl...hi ..thanks for the warm welcome :) I love your blog and your photography...yea I am so happy to be in the FFWD group :)

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  19. So. So. Mean. I'd like some please ... :p

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  20. The grapefruit looks really lovely with the salmon and it's so great you were able to use herbs from your garden. I'm a fan of cooking fish this way, too.

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  21. Joanna...you can whip this up in seconds ! Try making this..healthy & nutritious! :)


    OneWetFoot.com...yea..I planted a few herbs that I use most often for my baking and cooking in the garden. Convenient and save the wallet coz over here , fresh herbs are expensive :) yea for me cooking fish in papillote is most healthy and delicious :)

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