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	Salmon With Herbs and Walnuts   by Magdalena Bassett
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1 salmon filet, cut in half, skin removed
1 cup walnuts
1 packed cup basil, parsley and dill mix
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
Several sheets of Filo dough at room temperature melted butter for spreading on Filo

	Place walnuts and herbs in the food processor, add salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of melted butter and process until consistency of wet gravel, about 4 seconds.
	Wet your hands and pat the herb-walnut mix onto half of the salmon filet, cover with the second half of the filet - stretch to fit. Slice the filet into 1" wide portions.
	Preheat the oven to 425°F.    Using a kitchen brush, paint 2 Filo sheets with melted butter, wrinkle the sheets and overlap to have a 3-layer place in the center. Place one slice of the salmon "sandwich" in the center of the wrinkled sheets, gather and bring the dough sheets to the top, wrapping the salmon in a packet. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
	Place all packets on a buttered cookie sheet. Bake 30 minutes, cut one in half to see if the fish is cooked through. Ideally it should have a slightly undercooked center, this way it will be ideal when served, since it continues cooking from its own heat even after it is taken off the cookie sheet. Bake 5 minutes longer if the fish is raw and check again.
	Serve with greens and black bean salad. Serve "Easy Summer Cake" for dessert

Local sources for ingredients in these recipes:

 - Salmon - Tuna Dan, Sequim Open Aire Market
 - Basil, parsley, dill - Nash's Organic Produce
 - Eggs - Kol Simcha Farm, Happy Valley, Sequim
 - Raw milk to make your own butter - Dungeness Valley Creamery, Sequim

Magdalena Bassett has been cooking and baking for over 40 years. She lives in Sequim, WA with her husband, DJ Bassett. Her cookbook, "Cooking and Baking with Lavender" is available in local stores and online. She is presently working on her next cookbook and workshop series, "Good Food School". Visit www.magdalenacooks.com for more information

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