Chef Anna Olson is known for baking sweets, including her lemon and blueberry bars and her decadent brown butter pecan pie recipe, among many other delicious desserts. But that doesn’t mean she can’t also bake incredible savoury recipes, including her

3 tips from Anna Olson to make the best salmon wellingtons:

If you use fresh spinach, choose a large-leaf variety, which has a little more structure and flavour, instead of baby spinach.
You can assemble the Wellingtons up to 6 hours ahead and chill before baking.
The Wellingtons are best hot from the oven right after baking. Leftovers can be reheated for 15 minutes in a 325°F (160°C) oven.)

What is egg wash and why do I need it?

A pastry wellington stuffed with salmon and spinach on a white plate on a marble countertop

Individual Salmon and Spinach Wellingtons

Anna Olson’s individual salmon and spinach wellingtons are made with puff pastry, spinach and salmon fillets and are the perfect recipe to serve at a last-minute dinner party.

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Course Main Course

Cuisine Pescatarian

Servings 4

Ingredients

Egg Wash

1 egg
1 tbsp cold water

Salmon Wellingtons

1 tbsp butter
1½ lb (675 g) fresh whole spinach leaves or 1 lb (450 g) frozen and thawed chopped spinach
2 cloves garlic minced
salt
pepper
4 sheets (900 g) store-bought all-butter puff pastry
4 (5 oz/150g) skinless salmon fillets

Instructions

Egg Wash

Whisk the egg with the cold water. Store unused egg wash in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Salmon Wellingtons

Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the spinach. Sauté until wilted (if using fresh) and any excess liquid has evaporated. Add the garlic and season to taste with salt and pepper. Let the spinach cool completely, then chill before assembling the Wellingtons.
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
Assemble the Wellingtons. If using homemade puff pastry, divide the dough into four portions and roll out each one into an 8-inch (20 cm) square. If using store-bought sheets of prerolled pastry, trim each piece to an 8-inch (20 cm) square.
Divide half of the spinach among the pastry squares, mounding it in the middle. Lightly season the fish and place a fillet on top of the spinach. Spoon the remaining spinach on top of the fish. Bring the corners of the pastry together, pinch the seams to seal the parcels and place, seam side down, on the baking tray.
Brush each Wellington with the egg wash. Use the back of a paring knife to mark a pattern on top of each parcel, but do not cut through the pastry.
Bake for 20 minutes, until the pastry is a rich golden brown. Serve immediately.