Salmon En Papillote With Basil Butter

=========== BASIL BUTTER =============
15 Fresh basil leaves
3 Garlic cloves, peeled
1/4 Teaspoon Cayenne pepper
1/4 Pound Unsalted butter
Few drops lemon juice
Salt and white pepper

=========== SALMON FILETS ============
4 Salmon steaks
1/4 Pound Basil butter
8 Tomato slices
4 Lemon slices
4 Bay leaves
Salt, pepper and paprika

To make basil butter, mix basil and garlic together in bowl of food
processor. Add remaining ingredients and season to taste. Mix again until
well combined.

Preheat barbecue at medium.

Place each salmon steak on double piece of aluminum foil. Place a spoon of
basil butter on each steak and top with slice of tomato. Add lemon slice and
bay leaf. Season and seal packages.

Place foil packages on grill. Cover and cook for 25 to 30 minutes.

NOTE: If desired, the same technique can be done in the oven at 325F (160C).


PER SERVING: 493 calories, 3 g carbohydrate, 40 g protein, 36 g fat, 1.4 g
fiber.

From "Pol Martin's Supreme Cuisine, Smart and Simple Cooking", Pol Martin,
Brimar Publishing, Montreal, 1993. ISBN 2-89433-026-X.
Posted by Stephen Ceideburg
Home Cookin 4.8 Chapter: Fish And Seafood
Servings: 1