Cranberry, gin, and dill gravlax

Cranberry, gin, and dill gravlax

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Ruby Goss

Ruby Goss

Food Editor at Kitchen Stories

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"Having spent most of my recent Christmases in Sweden, salmon gravlax has become a must-have festive dish—and using cranberries (or lingonberries if you can find them) is an effective festive riff on the traditional beetroot. It might seem daunting, but making gravlax at home is incredibly easy and there is something so satisfying about seeing the fish turn bright pink, firm, and full of flavor. If you’re worried about food hygiene, the recipe on Sweden’s official website usefully recommends freezing and defrosting the salmon first to kill any bacteria."
Difficulty
Hard 💪
Preparation
15 min
Baking
0 min
Resting
1440 min

Ingredients

2Servings
MetricImperial
30 ml
red beet juice
5 g
dill
25 ml
gin
2
juniper berries
50 g
sea salt
30 g
brown sugar

Utensils

food processor, fine grater, 2 baking dishes, rubber spatula, plastic wrap, cutting board, knife

Nutrition per serving

Cal369
Fat14 g
Protein26 g
Carb26 g
  • Step 1/4

    Place the cranberries in a food processor and mix until broken up. Then add the beetroot juice, dill, gin, juniper berries, zest of one lemon, freshly grated horseradish, sea salt, brown sugar and mix again until you have a paste. Season with pepper.
    • 125 g cranberries
    • 30 ml red beet juice
    • 5 g dill
    • 25 ml gin
    • 2 juniper berries
    • ½ lemon
    • 10 g horseradish
    • 50 g sea salt
    • 30 g brown sugar
    • pepper
    • food processor
    • fine grater

    Place the cranberries in a food processor and mix until broken up. Then add the beetroot juice, dill, gin, juniper berries, zest of one lemon, freshly grated horseradish, sea salt, brown sugar and mix again until you have a paste. Season with pepper.

  • Step 2/4

    Add half of the cranberry paste to the bottom of a ceramic dish. Place the salmon on top and cover the top and the sides of the salmon with the rest of the paste until the paste is used up and the salmon is completey concealed.
    • 250 g salmon fillets
    • baking dish
    • rubber spatula

    Add half of the cranberry paste to the bottom of a ceramic dish. Place the salmon on top and cover the top and the sides of the salmon with the rest of the paste until the paste is used up and the salmon is completey concealed.

  • Step 3/4

    Wrap the dish tightly with plastic wrap, place a heavier dish on top, and refrigerate for a minimum of 24 hrs. Turn the piece of salmon over once during this curing process.
    • plastic wrap
    • baking dish

    Wrap the dish tightly with plastic wrap, place a heavier dish on top, and refrigerate for a minimum of 24 hrs. Turn the piece of salmon over once during this curing process.

  • Step 4/4

    After 24 when the salmon gravlax is cured, remove from the refrigerator and rinse off the paste under running water. Pat dry, slice into thin strips and garnish with extra dill, cranberries and horseradish, if desired. Enjoy!
    • dill (for serving)
    • cranberry (for serving)
    • horseradish (for serving)
    • cutting board
    • knife

    After 24 when the salmon gravlax is cured, remove from the refrigerator and rinse off the paste under running water. Pat dry, slice into thin strips and garnish with extra dill, cranberries and horseradish, if desired. Enjoy!

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    Cranberry, gin, and dill gravlax

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