Graved salmon with mustard sauce

AUTHOR
Reed Chan
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 5
  • 1 Salmon side (approx. 1 kg)
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Lemon juice
  • 30 g Sea salt
  • 50 g Sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 5 Federation Dill
  • 2 Egg yolk (size M)
  • 3 TABLESPOONS medium hot mustard
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Honey
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Fresh cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp Cling film

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the salmon, dab dry and remove any remaining bones. Halve the salmon side and sprinkle with lemon juice. Mix sea salt, 25 g sugar and pepper. Spread everything evenly on the salmon.

  2. 2

    Wash 4 bunches of dill, dab dry, pluck flags from the stalks and chop coarsely. Spread the dill evenly on the salmon and press down. Place the salmon sides on top of each other with the skin facing outwards.

  3. 3

    Wrap in foil and weigh down with weights. Leave to stand in the refrigerator for at least 2 days. For the sauce, wash the remaining dill, dab dry, pluck flags from the stalks and chop finely.

  4. 4

    Beat the egg yolks and 25 g sugar with the whisk of the hand mixer until foamy. Fold in mustard, honey, crème fraîche and dill. Season with salt and pepper. Cut salmon from the skin and dice.

  5. 5

    Tastes good with farmhouse bread and salad.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
420 kcal
CARBS
17 g
FATS
25 g
PROTEINS
32 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesChristmas