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Whisky-cured salmon with beetroot and blinis
Photo: Caroline Attwood

Whisky-cured salmon with beetroot and blinis

19 ingredients 30 min Serves 10-12 openrecipes

Try curing your salmon at home for maximum flavour - it takes time but it's not at all difficult.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1054
Calories
48g
Protein
40g
Fat
122g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Whisky not in our table 0
Redcurrant not in our table 0
Beetroot not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 side of salmon
  • 150g/5½oz sea salt
  • 150g/5½oz caster sugar
  • 100ml/3½fl oz whisky
  • 200g/7oz plain flour
  • 7g sachet instant yeast
  • 250ml/9fl oz milk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 free-range egg whites
  • 50g/1¾oz butter
  • 200g/7oz redcurrant jelly
  • 3 cloves
  • 50ml/2fl oz whisky
  • 100ml/3½fl oz red wine vinegar
  • 50g/1¾oz Dijon mustard
  • 10 beetroots
  • 250g/9oz crème fraîche
  • or micro herbs, to garnish mustard cress

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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