Phyllo-Wrapped Salmon with Roasted Red Pepper Ingredients:
- 1 cup roasted red peppers (fresh or jar from Italian market),
- 12 sheets frozen phyllo pastry, thawed,
- 6 tablespoons melted butter or nonstick spray,
- 6 (5 oz.) skinless salmon fillets, 1 inch thick
Directions:
- Puree red peppers.
- Layer 2 sheets phyllo on work surface, brushing each with butter or spray with nonstick spray; leave remaining sheets of phyllo covered with plastic.
- Place 1 fillet crosswise on the pastry, 5 inches from the narrow end.
- Top with 1 Tbsp. puree. fold the 5 inch section of pastry over the salmon and fold in the sides.
- Roll the pastry into a rectangular packet to enclose the salmon.
- Brush with butter on all sides or spray with nonstick spray.
- Repeat with the remaining pastry and salmon.
- Place packets on baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes until the salmon is cooked through and the pastry is light golcen brown. Top with the remaining pepper puree.