This quick and easy salmon recipe is not the typical salmon dish you make. Most times, people make baked salmon, grilled salmon or even pan-seared salmon. What makes this recipe worthwhile is the sauce mix and the pie. This dish is ideal for those who have a large family and may not be able to afford to buy slabs of salmon for everyone at home. By making this recipe using this method, everyone is sure to get a bite of the fish and also have a wholesome meal at the end.
With minimal ingredients, this recipe is a complete dish, quick and easy too! It is made with fresh salmon, an easy tomato sauce, and a crisp puff pastry topping.
Salmon for making this easy and quick recipe
You may wonder why I used salmon for this recipe. Well, it is quick to cook salmon. I bet that what you’ll love about this recipe is the easy fix that it is and the very few ingredients you need for making the meal. Also, the health benefits of eating salmon are endless. Salmon fish is rich in omega 3 fatty acids, supports healthy aging, helps lower blood pressure, and also unhealthy LDL cholesterol levels. The health benefits of this super fish are endless and so should be added to the weekly diet.
This recipe was not planned, it just came up—a little background story to this fabulous dish. On our way back from church, my daughter Mel who loves fish wanted to eat salmon with potatoes for lunch. The simple recipe of salmon and potatoes, which is literally making a tomato sauce with salmon and mixing it with boiled potatoes is what I usually make at home but this time, she asked for cheese on it. And, I thought to myself, why not?
On arriving home, I commenced with the meal and soon realized I had puff pastry in the fridge. It then clicked! Why not make the recipe she longed for with the puff pastry as a topping? Guess what? She loves pies and that did it for me. A mummy too in her post, added fresh veggies in her pot pie. You can diversify if you are a veggie lover. But for this recipe, I made it simple. My version of this easy potato salmon pie is ideal for a walking lunch as it can be eaten with friends and family during a chat in your garden. It is a meal that fits all.
How to make your easy potato salmon pie
The ingredients for this recipe are readily available most times and there is nothing much to it. It is an incredible recipe in 5 easy steps
- Cook your potatoes
- Make your tomato salmon sauce
- Preheat your oven and mix the potatoes with the salmon sauce
- Pour the food into your bakeware and cover it with your puff pastry
- Bake in your oven
For the Filling
- 500g of mozzarella cheese
- 300g of boiled potatoes
To Make the Quick and Easy Salmon Sauce
- 4 slabs of salmon
- 7 cloves of chopped garlic
- 1 large onion
- Spritz of olive oil
- A pinch of salt
- 1 cup of tomato puree
- A pinch of dry pepper to taste
The Topping
- 1 pack of puff pastry
- 1 egg
Equipment to make this recipe
Ingredients
4 slabs of salmon
7 cloves of chopped garlic
1 large onion
Spritz of olive oil
A pinch of salt
1 cup of tomato puree
A pinch of dry pepper to taste
500g of mozzarella cheese
300g of boiled potatoes
1 egg
1 pack of puff pastry
Method
Begin by peeling your potatoes. Cut them into cubes, add boiling water, some salt, and cook. While this is cooking, start making your sauce.
In a separate pot, pour in olive oil into your hot pot. When sizzling, pour in the chopped garlic cloves and onions. When the onions have sautéed, add in the tomato puree. Allow this to fry. When it has fried and does not look like raw tomatoes, add in your seasonings.
At this point, you can also add in your salt and pepper. Next, add the slabs of salmon to the tomato sauce, reduce the heat, and cover the pot. The low heat will steam the fish and make the fish release its own juice.
Check on your boiled potatoes at this time and remove from heat when cooked thoroughly. Strain the water and set aside.
After a few minutes, check on the fish and if it is tender, add in your cooked potatoes. Also add in a handful of mozzarella cheese and mix thoroughly.
Preheat your oven to 180ºc at this point and start getting the food ready for the oven.
In your bakeware, pour over the potato salmon cheese food. Spread the dish to cover the edges of the bakeware. Sprinkle over more cheese and spread over the food, your slate of puff pastry.
Break an egg, beat it, and use it to egg-wash the puff pastry. Make sure the entire puff pastry is well basted.
Pop it into the oven and bake for about 10 minutes till the puff pastry cooks and comes out golden.
Remove from oven and serve with some cooked veggies or salad. You can also it alone if you so wish.
Easy and Quick Potato Salmon Pie
Ingredients
- 4 slabs of salmon
- 7 cloves of chopped garlic
- 1 large onion
- Spritz of olive oil
- A pinch of salt
- 1 cup of tomato puree
- A pinch of dry pepper to taste
- 500g of mozzarella cheese
- 300g of boiled potatoes
- 1 egg
- 1 pack of puff pastry
Directions
- Step 1 Begin by peeling your potatoes. Cut them into cubes, add boiling water, some salt, and cook. While this is cooking, start making your sauce.
- Step 2 In a separate pot, pour in olive oil into your hot pot. When sizzling, pour in the chopped garlic cloves and onions. When the onions have sautéed, add in the tomato puree. Allow this to fry. When it has fried and does not look like raw tomatoes, add in your seasonings.
- Step 3 At this point, you can also add in your salt and pepper. Next, add the slabs of salmon to the tomato sauce, reduce the heat, and cover the pot. The low heat will steam the fish and make the fish release its own juice.
- Step 4 Check on your boiled potatoes at this time and remove from heat when cooked thoroughly. Strain the water and set aside.
- Step 5 After a few minutes, check on the fish and if it is tender, add in your cooked potatoes. Also add in a handful of mozzarella cheese and mix thoroughly.
- Step 6 Preheat your oven to 180ºc at this point and start getting the food ready for the oven.
- Step 7 In your bakeware, pour over the potato salmon cheese food. Spread the dish to cover the edges of the bakeware. Sprinkle over more cheese and spread over the food, your slate of puff pastry.
- Step 8 Break an egg, beat it, and use it to egg-wash the puff pastry. Make sure the entire puff pastry is well basted.
- Step 9 Pop it into the oven and bake for about 10 minutes till the puff pastry cooks and comes out golden.
- Step 10 Remove from oven and serve with some cooked veggies or salad. You can also it alone if you so wish.
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