Sesame-Ginger Salmon en Papillote

Sesame-Ginger Salmon en Papillote

• Zest of 1/2 an orange
• 1 teaspoon peeled, minced fresh ginger
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
• 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 2 heads baby bok choy, ends trimmed and cut into thirds through the stem

• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup bean sprouts
• 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Olive oil, for brushing packets
• 1/3 cup diagonally thinly sliced scallions, for garnish

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Combine the orange zest, ginger, soy sauce, orange juice, vinegar, and sesame oil together in a small bowl; set aside.

Fold 4 (16 by-12-inch) parchment paper squares in 1/2 lengthwise.

Evenly divide the bok choy, bell peppers, and bean sprouts among the 4 parchment packets. Season the vegetables with 1 tablespoon sesame-ginger marinade. Place a salmon fillet on top of the vegetables and season with the black pepper and an additional tablespoon of the marinade.

Fold the top half of the parchment over the fish, and overlap small folds along the open edge to seal. Brush each packet with olive oil. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the parchment paper puffs up.

Transfer the parchment packets to plates. Carefully cut the packets open, avoiding the hot steam, and serve.

Has anyone else discovered the Cooking Channel? I don't know when it first came around but I recently discovered it since our DVR is recording nothing due to the fact we haven't really added shows to our viewing repertoire in awhile and everything else has ended...big fan of this channel. I caught Kelsey Nixon's show and decided that looked good enough for me! I also did something I almost never do...I tried more than 1 new recipe. I tried one of her orzotto recipes which needs some tweaking so I'll post when I'm done tweaking. I even made Jack an ice box cake since he has a new found love of Oreo's...yummy, yummy and easy, easy. Back to the fish...

The good parts-
This has to be one of the easiest ways to cook fish and if you have never cooked fish you should try it. Seriously...chop the veggies, put the fish on top, drizzle with marinade, & throw in the oven. DONE.

Reasonably priced in our book. I say "our book" because besides the produce we had all the other ingredients. If you had to purchase all of those it might be $$.

The not so good-
No leftovers. As a general rule of thumb, I typically buy fish the day of, cook the day of, and dispose anything remaining so I am really only cooking for 1 meal.

I had intended to replace the salmon with a white fish, but after a lengthy discussion with our market seafood expert he convinced me to give salmon another try. While it was the best salmon I think either of us have had-still not a huge salmon fan.



Final decision: We will cook it again....with some minor adjustments.

Our versions aren't nearly as pretty...