Crab-Stuffed Salmon Pinwheels With a Garlic Dill Cream Sauce
This recipe is a lot easier than it sounds. Seriously. I put it together in less than 10 minutes. You will need a large fillet of salmon though for this and if it’s too thick, you’ll need to skim some off the top (save and freeze for a quick lunch!).
I also like to use pureed pine nuts as a binder with seafood because they’re moist and offer a neutral, slightly nutty flavor. Simply put them in your food processor to make a “paste.”
You also want to make sure you use a proper sized baking dish and that these pinwheels are “wedged” inside. If, like me, you were using your square baking dish for something else and need to put it in a larger dish, roll up some foil and push it up against the salmon. This prevents them from unrolling and keeps the cream sauce on top.
Crab-Stuffed Salmon Pinwheels With a Garlic Dill Cream Sauce
What you need:
For the filling:
- 2 can white premium crab
- 1 tbsp scallions
- 1 tsp old bay seasoning
- 1 tbsp cream cheese
- 1/3 c. pureed pine nuts
For the sauce:
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 garlic cloves, finely diced
- 1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- 1/3 c. heavy cream
- 1 tbsp white wine (optional)
What you do:
- Mix all the filling ingredients together.
- Skin a large salmon fillet. If too thick, slice some off the top.
- Spread the filling in a layer over the top of the salmon.
- Roll up and slice with a very sharp knife.
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| The extra water is because this salmon was previously frozen. |
- Use a spatula to transfer the pinwheels a baking dish.
- To make the sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan, add garlic and dill and cook on low for 2 minutes.
- Add cream and bring to a simmer.
- Pour sauce over pinwheels.
- Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
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Holy crap these sound amazing!!
Looks super good, will have to give them a try for sure. Thanks for the recipe.
I wish I had read this BEFORE I went to Trader Joe's today! I am going to be making this soon. very, very soon.
Mmmmmmm.
Hi there, just curious as to whether you made this salmon dish or not?
YES. This will be my first foray into Crabs. (There's a joke in there, I know it.) I'll let you know how it goes.
Oh. My. those look amazing. I want them. Time to go out and buy the ingredients!
Wow. If it weren't for the crab, I'd say it looked delicious! Thank you for taking the time to take pictures and put up these posts.
Made this dish last night with a lemon risotto – this salmon recipe was SO EASY and incredibly delicious. My dad, who doesn’t eat salmon, had a second helping. I can’t get over how easy it was to make and how gourmet it looked and tasted! thanks!!
So I made these awhile back for a dinner party and was really nervous because it was my first time making them but they were AMAZING! I am making them again right now for another dinner party so I will update on this experience after we enjoy them, I did make the Pine nut puree a little diff: I used 1 cup pine nuts, olive oil, Pickled Artichoke Hearts (stems removed)Parmesan Cheese (grated) and threw them all in food processor and that’s it Very easy!