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Filo Salmon Pie @Masdaugustine

Filo Salmon Pie

A creamy seafood pie with salmon, mushrooms and leeks with a crispy golden top of filo pastry.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Lunch Dish, Main Dish
Cuisine French
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Salmon steaks
  • 2 Large leeks
  • 3 Large mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp Cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp Crème fraiche
  • 3 Sheets filo pastry
  • olive oil
  • 50 gr melted butter
  • Juice from half a lemon
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Carefully remove the skin from the salmon and cut the flesh into bite-sized chunks (ensuring there are no bones).
  • Pre-heat the oven to 200C.
  • Slice the leeks and sauté in a little olive oil until tender.
  • Remove from the heat and place in a bowl.
  • Mix the salmon chunks into the hot leeks and set aside.
  • Slice the mushrooms and sauté in a little of the butter until tender, set aside.
  • Put the crème fraiche, cream cheese and juice of half a lemon into a blender and whizz until smooth.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Butter the inside of your dish.
  • Take a sheet of filo pastry, brush with melted butter and then line the inside of your dish.
  • Allow the edges to stand up above the rim of the dish.
  • Keep the remaining pastry covered with a damp tea towel to prevent it from drying out.
  • Lay the mushrooms in the bottom of the dish, place the leek and salmon mixture on top and then pour over the cream cheese and crème fraiche.
  • Brush 2 more sheets with melted butter and cut them into quarters.
  • Scrunch up each square and use to cover the top of the pie, packing them closely together.
  • Bake in the centre of the oven for 18 – 20 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden.
  • Serve the pie hot from the oven with a crisp seasonal side salad.
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