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Salmon with Spinach and Chickpeas

Salmon with Spinach and Chickpeas

An herb paste enhances the salmon and the built-in sides -- spinach and chickpeas -- that bake with the fish.

Martha Stewart Living, March 2011 http://www.marthastewart.com/131828/salmon-spinach-and-chickpeas
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  • Prep Time 15 minutes
  • Total Time 25 minutes
  • Yield Serves 4

Ingredients

    • 3/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley
    • 1 garlic clove, chopped
    • 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
    • 4 boneless, skinless salmon fillets, preferably wild sockeye (5 ounces each; 1-inch thick)
    • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
    • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes
    • 5 cups baby spinach (6 1/2 ounces)
    • 1 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut out four 12-by-17-inch pieces of parchment; fold each in half crosswise to form a crease, then open.
  2. Pulse parsley, garlic, and oil in a blender or food processor until a paste forms. Season each salmon fillet with 1/8 teaspoon salt and the red-pepper flakes.
  3. Rub fish with paste. Divide spinach and chickpeas evenly among 4 parchment pieces, arranging mixture on 1 side of each crease to form a rectangle the size of a salmon fillet; season each pile with 1/8 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Lay 1 fillet on top of each. Fold parchment over ingredients; make overlapping pleats to seal.
  4. Bake on 2 baking sheets (2 packets per sheet), 9 to 10 minutes for medium-rare or 11 minutes for medium. Unwrap.

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