Salmon And Mushroom Wellington With Cucumber Sauce

• 1/4 cup chopped shallots
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3/4 pound fresh mushrooms, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons dry vermouth
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
• 6 (4- to 5-ounce) salmon fillets
• 1 (10-ounce) package frozen puff pastry shells, thawed
• Garnish: fresh chives

1. Saute shallots in butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes; add mushrooms and garlic. Cook 5 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Add vermouth; cook until liquid evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
2. Sprinkle fillets with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook fillets in a nonstick skillet over high heat 2 minutes on each side.
3. Roll each pastry shell into a 7-inch circle. Spread about 1/4 cup mushroom mixture in center of each circle. Top with fillets. Wrap pastry over each fillet, tucking edges under fillet and pinching to seal. Place, seam side down, on a rack in a broiler pan.
4. Bake at 450u0b0 for 15 minutes or until golden. Serve with Cucumber Sauce. Garnish, if desired.

shallots, butter, mushrooms, garlic, thyme, salt, freshly ground pepper, salmon, pastry shells, fresh chives

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/salmon-mushroom-wellington-with-cucumber-sauce (may not work)