This is my favorite thing that my mother-in-law makes. She doesn't really have a written recipe for it (same with the mashed potatoes I posted before), so I had to start with an Allrecipes.com recipe that was similar and sort of edit it a little to try and replicate my mil's dish. I haven't actually tried this yet, but will post a review when I do (and edit if needed!)

Salmon Baked in Phyllo with Pesto

Time: 25 minutes

4 pieces of salmon, skinned - about 2" wide by 4" long by 1" thick (5cm X 10cm x 2.5 cm)
12 sheets of phyllo dough
pesto - fresh homemade pesto is best (I'll post mil's recipe for THAT later) but you can use jarred pesto to make your life easier
1/3 cup butter

Phyllo dough is very fragile and prone to drying out. Take one sheet at a time and cover the remaining sheets with a slightly damp towel or paper towel.

Rinse salmon and pat dry. Melt butter. Take 1 sheet of phyllo dough, brush lightly with butter.
Repeat two more times with Phyllo sheets, placing them on top of one another.

Place salmon on narrower end of dough about 3 inches from edge, the 'side that had skin on' down. Spoon some (I told you this recipe wasn't exact) pesto on top of the salmon.

Bring dough over salmon and fold in sides. The phyllo is now as wide as the salmon (4 inches). Roll the salmon forward one complete turn so that 'the side that had skin on" is once again, on the bottom. Cut off any remaining phyllo and discard. Brush both sides of packet with butter and place bottom side down on a baking sheet. Repeat with the other 3 pieces of salmon. Bake at 400F (200C) for 15 minutes.

She often serves this with orzo or risotto (I can't tell the difference), as well as some kind a vegetable.
These can also be made into bite-size packets so you can serve them as an appetizer.

Categories: salmon