Foil Packet Cooking Lemon Salmon with Potatoes and Veggies

 

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Lemon Salmon with Spinach, Veggies and Red Potatoes

Cook's notes: This amazing meal is made in individual foil packets and cooks in under 30 minutes on the grill or baked on a rimmed baking sheet.  It's adapted from a recipe found on The Scrumptious Pumpkin.  
Ingredients:

• 3 medium red potatoes, peeled and cut into small chunks
• 1 small yellow squash or zucchini, cut into thin slices (1/8 inch)
• 1 small onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• 1/2 of a 10-ounce package of fresh baby spinach
• 6 teaspoons lemon juice, divided
• 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard, divided
• 3 teaspoons oregano, divided
• 3 teaspoons herbes de Provence, divided
• 6 tablespoons white wine. divided
• 2 to 2-1/2 pounds of salmon
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

• Tear off 6 squares of heavy-duty aluminum foil, each at least 16 inches long. Place equal amounts of the potatoes, squash, onions, and garlic in the center of each foil piece.
  Pull up the sides of the foil to create a ’bowl’ containing the vegetables. Divide the torn spinach leaves among each packet. 
  
  Cut the salmon into six individual portions and place them on top of the spinach. Drizzle with lemon juice. In a bowl add olive oil, seasoning, mustard, wine and divide that mixture among each packet and enclose the packet and seal the edges. 

• Place on the grill and cook for 20 minutes on medium-high heat or in the oven at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Cooking time will depend on how thick the fillets are. Wait 5 minutes before opening the packet.

Extra Foil Packet Notes:

Suggested seafood: salmon, shrimp, bass, walleye, cod

Suggested vegetables: peppers, red onion, carrots, artichoke hearts, fennel, leeks. scallions, canned chickpeas, potatoes, mushrooms, grape tomatoes, zucchini, baby greens

Assembling packets: mound vegetables in the center of heavy-duty foil, top with a sprig of parsley, basil, thyme, oregano, or rosemary. Place seafood on top, season with salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil. Add a splash of white wine or water. Bring the short ends of the foil together and fold twice to seal. Fold in the sides to seal. leaving room for steam.

Cooking the packet: Time will vary depending on the thickness of the seafood. Grill medium-high just until fish is cooked, about 12 minutes, or in an oven 400 degrees placed on a baking sheet, Bake for about 12-15 minutes. Always let packets sit for 5 minutes before opening.