Salmon with orange in a bag

aluminium foil with salmon, orange slices, butter and capers on top.

A delicious recipe for salmon with orange in a bag. The salmon is flavored with pesto and stays juicy by the orange juices that are released by the heat of the oven. By adding all the ingredients and form it into an airtight package of aluminum foil the salmon sizzles in its own juices. So besides it got a lot of flavor you also serve a skinny dish.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Course Dinner

Cuisine Other

Servings persons

Calories 313 kcal

Equipment

A conventional oven is used. When using a convection oven (with air fan) decrease the temperature with 30 °F / 20 °C

Ingredients

Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 390 degrees Fahrenheit / 200 degrees Celsius.
Tear off a piece of aluminum foil of approximately 8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 cm).
Grease the aluminum foil with some oil.
Place the salmon fillet on the oily surface.
Cut the oranges into thin slices.
Spoon 1 teaspoon pesto on the fillet and spread the pesto over the surface.
Place 2 or 3 slices of orange on the pesto (amount depending on the size of the salmon).
Spread 1 teaspoon capers on the oranges.
Top it off with 2 teaspoons butter.
Fold the foil close to a package where no steam comes free.
Place the packets in the middle of the oven and leave it for 15 minutes until the fish is done.
(note: make the packets very carefully open steam can escape and that is very hot.).

NOTES

Because you will cook the salmon in a package it needs very little fat. The little bit of butter gives it a creamy taste.
The salmon is cooked in a bag so all the juices stay inside and the fish becomes moist and tender.

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