Salmon and Zucchini in Parchment - Everyday Food with Sarah Carey

Quick: When does dinner feel like a present? When it's wrapped up in paper! No, I'm not talking about fast food. I'm going to show how to cook salmon and veggies in parchment paper—or en papillote, as the French say. It's both elegant and practical—and definitely easier than you think.

Sarah's Tip of the Day:
You can make as many or as few packets as you like. Just slice up some shallots, lemon, zucchini, and fresh dill or other herbs. Make a bed of veggies and some butter on parchment paper, top with a salmon fillet, and squeeze some lemon juice over. Fold the edges up tight. Bake the packets until they puff up and the fish is cooked through. Let everyone cut or tear into their packets at the table—that's part of the fun!

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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Serves 1

Ingredients:
1 small zucchini, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon butter, cut into pieces
1/4 teaspoon dried dill weed
1 lemon slice, halved, plus 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
coarse salt and ground pepper
1 skinless salmon fillet (6 to 8 ounces)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fold a large piece of parchment paper (about 15 by 16 inches) in half to crease it; open, and lay it flat.

On one side of crease, mound zucchini; top with shallot, butter, dill, and lemon slices. Season with salt and pepper. Place salmon on top; drizzle with lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper.

To close, fold parchment over salmon; make small overlapping pleats to seal the open sides and create a half-moon-shaped packet. Place on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until salmon is opaque throughout, 15 to 17 minutes. Serve (see note).

Cook's Note:
Two Ways to Serve: You can either place the packet on a plate and cut it open, or make a slit in the paper and use a large metal spatula to transfer the contents to a serving plate.

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Sarah Carey is the editor of Everyday Food magazine and her job is to come up with the best ways to make fast, delicious food at home. But she's also a mom to two hungry kids, so the question "What's for dinner?" is never far from her mind -- or theirs, it seems! Her days can get crazy busy (whose don't?), so these videos are all about her favorite fast, fresh meals -- and the tricks she uses to make it all SO much easier.

Salmon and Zucchini in Parchment - Everyday Food with Sarah Carey
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