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Gravad Lax

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Gravad Lax

Scandinavian cured salmon with dill, salt, sugar and white pepper, served with a mustard dill sauce. Weighting the salmon down during its two-day cure and turning it once presses the cure evenly through the flesh.

Total time
30 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
0 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Scandinavian

Ingredients

1kgside of salmon, pin-boned
4 tbspcoarse salt
4 tbspsugar
1 tbspwhite pepper, roughly crushed
large bunchdill, chopped
For sauce: 3 tbspDijon mustard
1 tbsphoney
3 tbspoil
3 tbspdill

Instructions

1

Mix salt, sugar and pepper. Scatter dill on salmon, pour cure over both sides.

2

Wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate with a weight on top for 48 hours. Turn once at 24 hours.

3

Rinse and pat dry. Slice very thin at an angle.

4

Make mustard sauce by whisking all sauce ingredients.

5

Serve gravlax with sauce on rye bread or crispbread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
170
Protein
0.9g
Fat
10.5g
Carbs
19.5g
Fiber
1g
Sodium
52mg

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