Life of a Wise Wife : Salmon en Papillote

I know I have told you my secret weapon when cooking fish, but I don't think I have given you a recipe in a while. The no fail way to cook fish is in the oven wrapped in parchment paper. It just holds the flavors so well and is a healthy and delicious dinner option.

One wonderful thing about this recipe is that you can really choose whatever fish you prefer. I love to make snapper or grouper this way, but my fish market was out. Apparently there was some bad weather and the boats couldn't go out.

I opted for salmon for myself because of the awesome health benefits for the little one. Now that I am 9 months pregnant, I am trying to give her all of the nutrition I can. Hubs is not a salmon fan, so I went with trout for him.

You can also substitute whatever your favorite vegetables are. If you are a big mushroom fan, toss some of those in the parchment paper. Bell peppers are also another delicious option to use.

Lets bake some fish!

Printable Recipe Here

Salmon en Papillote

naturally GF/DF

Ingredients:

2 fish filet of your choice

1/2 c grape tomatoes

1 cup fresh spinach

1/2 small sweet onion

1 T capers

juice and zest of 1 lemon

3 T olive oil

2 t whole grain mustard

pinch of salt

1/4 t black pepper

1/8 t cumin

fresh chopped parsley

What to do:

Preheat oven to 450°.

Cut your onion into long strips.

Lay two large pieces of parchment paper on the counter.

Place your fish filet of choice on the bottom, left hand side, of the parchment paper.

Divide your tomatoes, spinach, onion, and capers between the two fish filets.

In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and zest, olive oil, mustard, salt, pepper, and cumin.

Pour half the mixture over each fish.

Now is the important part. You need to make sure the parchment paper is sealed well. Fold the top right corner of the parchment paper down to the bottom left corner.