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Salmon gravad lax with pickled cucumber, cucumber ketchup, mustard mayo and croûtons
Photo: Caroline Attwood

Salmon gravad lax with pickled cucumber, cucumber ketchup, mustard mayo and croûtons

19 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

Choose super-fresh salmon for this classic Scandinavian starter. It's perfect for a dinner party, as most of the components can be prepared ahead of time.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

761
Calories
33g
Protein
33g
Fat
75g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 16 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil 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

  • 250g/9oz caster sugar
  • 250g/9oz fine sea salt
  • 50g/1¾oz fresh dill
  • ½ side of salmon
  • 2 tbsp coriander cress
  • 2 cucumbers
  • 250ml/9fl oz rice wine
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 2½ tbsp caster sugar
  • 2-3 tsp xanthan gum
  • 1 tbsp black onion seeds
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 300ml/10fl oz rapeseed oil
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 50ml/1¾oz olive oil
  • ½ baguette

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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