Camping Salmon and Potato Foil Packets

Name: Camping Salmon and Potato Foil Packets
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Camping
Ingredients: 125 ml sour cream; 80 ml milk; 2 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tsp whole grain mustard; 4 potatoes; 125 g green beans; salt; 4 pieces salmon fillet; 2-3 sprigs dill; 8 sheets foil

Hearty fish and sliced potatoes cook right over the coals with zero skillet cleanup. Make these foil packs on the first night of your trip.

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Added November 6, 2026

Source: vikalinka.com

Prep: 10 min

Cook: 35 min

Serves: 4

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

•125 ml sour cream
•80 ml milk
•2 tbsp mayonnaise
•1 tsp whole grain mustard
•4 potatoes
•125 g green beans
•salt
•4 pieces salmon fillet
•2-3 sprigs dill
•8 sheets foil

Equipment

• fire
• oven
• foil
• tongs

Instructions

1Prepare the fire to have good coals, or preheat the oven to 200C/400F.
2Mix sour cream, milk, mayonnaise, and mustard; set aside.
3Wash and slice potatoes into thin slices.
4Prepare foil sheets by doubling them. Layer potato slices, season with salt, and add sour cream mixture before folding into packets.
5Cook potato packets in the fire for 20-25 minutes depending on type, or in the oven.
6After initial cooking, carefully open packets, add salmon on top, season, drizzle with remaining sour cream mixture, and reseal.
7Cook for an additional 10 minutes in fire/oven. Serve with lemon and dill.

Camp tips

• Cook packets over coals, not flames.
• Double wrap food in foil for moisture retention.
• Cook potatoes first, then add salmon.
• Use tongs to handle hot packets carefully.

Food safety & trail facts

Calories:: 424

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