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| Gravlax with Cucumber Slaw on Black Bread |
| Gravlax, a Swedish dish, is salmon cured with ingredients like vodka, sugar, and dill. |
| 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1/4 cup plus 3/4 teaspoon sugar |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground juniper berries |
| 1 pound salmon fillettail end, with skin |
| 1 cup roughly chopped fresh dill |
| 3 radishes, finely grated |
| 1/2 teaspoon black or white sesame seeds |
| 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger |
| 2 1/2 tablespoons rice-wine vinegar |
| 36 one-and-a-half-inch squares black bread |
| 1. Combine 2 tablespoons salt, 1/4 cup sugar, and juniper; sprinkle on salmon flesh. Drizzle |
| salmon with vodka; arrange dill on top. Wrap with plastic wrap; place in a shallow nonreactive dish. |
| Place a board on top, and weight it with about 10 pounds of cans. Refrigerate for 2 days. |
| 2. On medium holes of a box grater, grate cucumber in long strokes. Place in a colander; press |
| to extract liquid. Transfer to a bowl; add remaining 3/4 teaspoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt, |
| radishes, sesame seeds, ginger, and vinegar; toss. |
| 3. Slice salmon as thinly as possible on an angle; place a small piece on each bread slice. Top |
| Per serving: 39 calories, 1 g fat, 7 mg cholesterol, 4 g carbohydrate, 90 mg sodium, 3 g protein, |
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