- Ingredients: 1 pound (1/2 kg) fresh Salmon, 1 lemon, 2 leeks, 1/2 cup (4 oz) white wine, A handful of crumbled Delft Blue, Fresh Ground Perpper to taste, Virgin Olive Oil.
- Preheat oven to 325 F / 163 C.
In a sauce pan, bring 2 cups (16 oz) of water to a boil, add a pinch of salt.
- Separate leek leaves by cutting from top to bottom.
- Blanch leek greens for 3 minutes.
- Set cooked leeks in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes, to retain bright green color
- Use half the lemon to wash the salmon filet. Rinse under cold water alternating the lemon with the water.
- Rinse: water, lemon, water.
- Pat dry.
- Cut filet into serving size pieces.
- Lightly brush with olive oil.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Wrap each piece of salmon with a leek and set into baking dish.
- Pour wine over fish.
- Cook for 8-10 min.
DO NOT OVERCOOK. Remember the fish will be going back into the oven.
- Remove from oven and top with crumbled Delft Blue Cheese.
- Return to the oven to melt cheese.
- When cheese is melted, remove from the oven.
- Serve with freshly steamed asparagus and wild rice.