Gravlax
Gravlax is a Nordic speciality and consists of boned salmon dry-cured overnight in salt and sugar.
The cured salmon can be eaten like smoked salmon, just with a trickle of lemon juice, or with a light sauce of cream cheese and herbs.
The cured salmon can be eaten like smoked salmon, just with a trickle of lemon juice, or with a light sauce of cream cheese and herbs.
46K 9 4.1
Last modified on: July 11th 2016
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
500 g salmon fillet - 2
200 g coarse salt - 3
150 g caster sugar - 4
1 spring onion (scallion) - 5
fresh coriander (cilantro) - 6
200 g cream cheese - 7
1 teaspoon lemon juice - 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 1,180 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 12 hours 21 min. | 12 hours 21 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Prepare a good fillet of salmon by removing the skin, any fat (brownish) and bones. Rinse under cold water and dry with absorbant paper.
Note: Do choose the thickest fillet you can, as this is the best bit.
Note: Do choose the thickest fillet you can, as this is the best bit.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Mix 200 g coarse salt and 150 g caster sugar together...
Stage 3
...to which you can add other herbs and spices of your choice: pink berries, peppercorns, coriander seeds, etc.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Use a dish that just a little larger than the fish and spread a layer of the salt mixture in the bottom. Lay the fish fillet on top.
Stage 5 - 12 hours
Cover the fish with the remaining salt, then cover with plastic film and refrigerate overnight.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Next day, scrape the salt off the top...
Stage 7
...remove the fish, rinse well under cold running water, then dry.
Your gravlax is ready and will now keep for several days (in the fridge).
Your gravlax is ready and will now keep for several days (in the fridge).
Stage 8 - 3 min.
To make a light sauce, peel and finely chop 1 spring onion (scallion).
Chop a little fresh coriander.
Chop a little fresh coriander.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Mix 200 g cream cheese with the chopped onion and coriander, salt, pepper and 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
Your sauce is ready.
Your sauce is ready.
Stage 10 - 4 min.
Serve the salmon sliced thinly with a little lemon juice or the light herb sauce.
Remarks
Traditionally, sprigs of fresh dill are added to the salt, but this is not essential.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,669 Kcal or 6,988 Kj | 139 gr | 168 gr | 51 gr |
| 83 % | 53 % | 16 % | 8 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 141 Kcal or 590 Kj | 12 gr | 14 gr | 4 gr |
| 7 % | 5 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 417 Kcal or 1,746 Kj | 35 gr | 42 gr | 13 gr |
| 21 % | 13 % | 4 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 13.80 €
- Per person : 3.45 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Salmon fillet: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Baked salmon fillet, Cretan-style salmon , Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Fillet of salmon meunière, How to grill salmon well, ... All |
 | Coarse salt: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pickled gherkins, Salmon marinated like herring, How to prepare spinach, Stock-pot fish , Fish in a salt crust, ... All |
 | Cream cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Cheese and tomato tart, Chicken and avocado bagels, Crunchy verrines, Red endive appetizers, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Caramelized apple "moelleux" cake, Apple paste, Galette Charentaise, Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, ... All |
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