Microwave Salmon with Vegetables
Greek dish with salmon, dill, parsley.
- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- Greece
Ingredients
- 1 filet salmon
- ⅓ cup dill
- ⅓ cup parsley
- ⅓ cup oregano
- ⅓ cup thyme
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 4 lemon slices
- to taste white wine
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
Steps
- Take a 15 x 36-inch piece of parchment paper, and fold it in half like a book.
- Draw a large half-heart on the paper, with the fold of the paper being the center line of the heart.
- Cut out the heart and open.
- Place fresh herbs in the bottom of half of the heart.
- Place 2 lemon slices on top of the herbs and top with the salmon.
- Sprinkle both sides with salt, paprika, and freshly ground black pepper.
- Drizzle the salmon with white wine.
- Top evenly with butter cubes.
- Top with the remaining lemon slices.
- Fold the other side of the heart over the fish.
- Starting at the top of the heart shape, fold up both edges of the parchment, overlapping folds as you move along.
- Once you reach the end tip, twist several times to secure tightly.
- Place on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on high 4 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 131°F.
- Open the parchment and serve warm.
Adapted from “Microwave Salmon with Vegetables”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.