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Salmon and Asparagus in Phyllo

SUBMITTED BY: Taste of Home Test Kitchen

"Slice open these golden phyllo bundles, and you'll find steaming salmon fillets and tender asparagus in a creamy filling."
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  15 Min
READY IN  45 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 4 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 4 cups water
  • 12 asparagus spears, trimmed and cut in half
  • 4 ounces reduced fat cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons egg substitute
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 8 sheets phyllo dough
  • 4 (4 ounce) salmon fillets

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil; add asparagus. Cook for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and rinse under cold water; pat dry and set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, egg substitute, onion, tarragon, salt and pepper; set aside. Place one sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface with a short side toward the bottom; spray with nonstick cooking spray. Repeat with one more sheet of phyllo. Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent drying.
  3. Spread 2 rounded tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture over the bottom third of the rectangle to about the size of a salmon fillet. Top with six asparagus halves and one salmon fillet. Fold sides and bottom edge over fillet and roll up enclose salmon; trim end of phyllo if necessary. Spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  4. Place seam side down on an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 serving equals 355 calories, 19 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 87 mg cholesterol, 445 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 30 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2-1/2 fat, 1 starch.

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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 9, 2007 by omapatty
I've made this several times for company and gotten a lot of compliments and requests for the recipe. As far as leftovers, it's not too soggy if you rewarm it unwrapped in the oven rather than the microwave, but it is very much better the first time around. Works well with the smallish flash-frozen salmon filets from Trader Joe's. Obviously, defrost them well and towel dry first to avoid any "soggy" problems.

2 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2007 by warcanoe
Loved the recipe! The Cream Cheese filling was a nice complement. I didn't have egg substitute, so I used one egg white, which appeared to work fine. The only downside was that the left overs were soggy... so it's best to make enough for that meal. Cheers!

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