Recipe Name:	Salmon Wellington	Submitted by:	Kevin J. Wangler
Source:	Other	Source Description:
Ethnicity:	American	Last Modified:	12/12/2008
Base:	Seafood	Comments:
Course:	Entree
Difficulty:	Difficult
Preparation Time:	30-60 Minutes
Number of Servings:	3

Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon(s) extra virgin olive oil 3 4-ounce skinless salmon fillet 2 white button mushroom 2 Clove(s) minced garlic 1 quartered and thinly-sliced artichoke heart 1/2 Cup(s) room temperature cream cheese 1 pastry sheet

Directions: - Preheat oven to 350F - Heat oil on medium heat in a large saute pan. - Add mushrooms, garlic and artichoke. Saute until mushroom is soft and nearly all the liquid disappears (about five minutes). - Remove from heat and add cream cheese and mix until all ingredients are combined thoroughly. Add salt and pepper to taste. - Set aside and let it cool approximately five minutes. - Roll pastry sheet to 1/4" thin then cut into squares approximately two inches larger than the salmon portions - Place salmon in the center of the pastry squares, season lightly with salt and pepper and top with the cream cheese mix. - Fold pastry squares over salmon, pinching closed. - Cook in oven at 350F for about 25 minutes, or until salmon is heated 155 degrees throughout. - Prepare the sauce while the salmon is cooking.