Gravlax, also known as gravadlax, is a classic and popular Scandinavian delicacy of cured or preserved salmon. It has a clean, fine and fresh flavour and is an easy and elegant dish to impress your friends and family with.
Gravlax should always be served as thinly-sliced slivers, showing off the beautiful rosy, translucent colour of this cured salmon flesh. Accompanied by crusty bread and a mustard sauce, this dish can be made up to a week in advance and keeps well in the fridge or can even be kept frozen for up to 3 months. Any leftovers can be used as a scrumptious addition to a quiche or salad or tossed into a pasta dish.
Salmon Gravlax Appetizer
Ingredients
- 2 salmon sides 800g to 1kg skin on scaled and deboned
- large bunch fresh dill stalks removed and finely chopped
- ¼ cup kosher salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp rainbow peppercorns cracked
- 1 tbsp fennel seeds
Instructions
- Place one side of salmon skin side down in a glass or ceramic dish
- Scatter half the chopped dill over the salmon side
- Combine the remaining ingredients in a small bowl
- Scatter half of this seasoning mix over the salmon side
- Place the second side, skin side up on top of the first side, placing the thick side over the thin part of the fillet below
- Scatter the remaining dill and seasoning mix on top
- Cover with foil and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 days
- Wipe excess dill and seasoning from the salmon
- Slice thinly starting at the tail end, if frozen for 15 minutes, it will be easier to slice
Notes
Mustard Sauce
Ingredients
- 3 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp fresh dill stalks removed and finely chopped
- 2 to 3 tsp vegetable oil not olive oil
- A squeeze of lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together all the ingredients, except the oil, until well combined
- Slowly add the oil whisking all the time
Notes
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