06/10/2012
Photos: Getty Images (McKidd), Lucy Schaeffer (Pastry)
Kevin McKidd, who stars in the upcoming Disney/Pixar film Brave, shares a nourishing childhood favorite from Scotland
The cliché of Scottish cuisine is that everything is deep-fried, but that isn’t always the case. It’s very homey food, and the ingredients are fresh, especially in Moray, where I’m from. It’s farming country, where there’s lots of great root vegetables, meat, and fish.
My mum would make this on special occasions, and my dad, brother, and I would do the dishes. The aroma of the pastry would fill the tiny house we lived in. It was lovely. The mixture of the soft salmon and the crispy pastry is so decadent it almost feels like you’re having dessert!
My mum recently made it for my kids, Joseph, 11, and Iona, 10, and they ate their plates clean, which is rare. It’s simple, unfussy, and full of flavor. It gives me comfort and reminds me of home.
Click here to get the recipe for Kevin's Salmon in Pastry
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The cliché of Scottish cuisine is that everything is deep-fried, but that isn’t always the case. It’s very homey food, and the ingredients are fresh, especially in Moray, where I’m from. It’s farming country, where there’s lots of great root vegetables, meat, and fish.
My mum would make this on special occasions, and my dad, brother, and I would do the dishes. The aroma of the pastry would fill the tiny house we lived in. It was lovely. The mixture of the soft salmon and the crispy pastry is so decadent it almost feels like you’re having dessert!
My mum recently made it for my kids, Joseph, 11, and Iona, 10, and they ate their plates clean, which is rare. It’s simple, unfussy, and full of flavor. It gives me comfort and reminds me of home.
Click here to get the recipe for Kevin's Salmon in Pastry
Related:
11 Ways to Use Puff Pastry
PARADE Sunday Dinner Favorites
From the Editors: Words to Cook By
Visit us on Facebook to post your kitchen queries, share your opinions, or just come and say "Hi!" Also follow us on Twitter @dashrecipes
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