Baked Salmon from Norway

Nordic cuisine is all about going back to the roots, taking traditional ingredients and finding exciting ways to combine them into something very tasty and simple to make.  Norwegian salmon is famous all around the world.  This recipe is so simple that you can even get your children to make it for you.

500g Norwegian Salmon fillet
juice of 1 lemon
2 garlic cloves
1 handful fresh coriander/cilantro finely chopped

1 sheet aluminum foil 

2 tablespoons butter

2 medium carrots, cut into thin strips

1 onion, cut into thin slices

1 handful thinly sliced cabbage

1 tbsp water 

4 tablespoons crème fraîche or sour cream

Salt and pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 225 degrees Celsius.   Place aluminum foil on table with shortest side facing you. All food will be placed in middle of bottom half of foil. Top half of foil will eventually be folded over food. Brush centre of bottom half with butter.  Mix all vegetables and spread them over the butter. Arrange the portion of salmon on top of the vegetables. Add water. Season with salt and pepper.  Mix the juice of the lemon, finely chopped garlic cloves and coriander in a small bowl.  Pour this over the salmon.  Fold the foil over the food and place on a baking sheet.  Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes.  You can use different vegetables and other sauces, but just remember that this dish has a short cooking time as you don't want your salmon to be overcooked otherwise it will be dry.

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