Ingredients
Scale
- 500 gr 18 oz fresh salmon filet (preferably with skin, but you can also use filet without skin)
- 50 gr 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 75 gr 1/3 cup coarse salt
- ½ tsp white pepper
- 1 cup chopped dill
- Sauce
- 2 tbsp mustard (Swedish if you can find it, or replace by French mustard)
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 100 ml 1/2 cup of neutral oil, like rice or peanut oil
- salt & pepper (to taste)
- chopped dill
- Lemon (to serve with)
Instructions
- If your salmon has skin on, slice the skin in on several places
- Mix the sugar, salt, pepper and dill in a bowl
- Place the salmon in a shallow dish and rub it with the mixture
- Wrap in plastic film and place a weighted cutting board on top
- Place in the refrigerator for 48 hours (turn after 24 hours)
- Let the salmon get to room temperature before serving
- Unwrap it and brush of the marinade (rinse and dry if necessary)
- Slice thinly and serve with the sauce and slices of lemon
- Sauce
- Mix the mustard, sugar and vinegar
- Add the oil in a slow and steady stream, while stirring vigorously, as if you were making mayonnaise
- Once the sauce has thickened, season with salt and pepper and stir in the dill
- Category: Appetizer