Cured Salmon Bites
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Difficulty:
easy
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Preparation:
40 min.
Preparation
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Salmon is full of Omega-3 fatty acids, an element that is so important to blood, brain, and heart health, but is not commonly found in many foods. These bites give you that dose of fatty acids that are so vital for your body.
You can also serve these on a cracker instead of bread.
Author of this recipe:
EAT-SMARTER
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Ingredients
for
12
- For the gravad salmon
- 14 ozs Salmon fillet (with skin, ready to use)
- 2 Juniper Berry (crushed)
- 1 tsp peppercorns (crushed)
- 2 allspice (crushed)
- 2 Tbsps coarse Sea salt
- 2 Tbsps raw cane sugar
- 1 ½ Tbsps fresh Dill (chopped)
- Also required
- 4 slices mixed Wheat bread
- ¼ Cucumber (peeled, sliced into 12 slices)
- 3 boiled Quail egg
- 4 Tbsps Pike Caviar
- To garnish
- Dill
Preparation steps
1.
Wash the salmon, pat dry and remove any bones with tweezers. Lay on clingfilm with the skin side down.
2.
Mix the crushed juniper and allspice berries and peppercorns with the salt and sugar. Spread the mixture over the fish. Sprinkle the dill over the fish and wrap in the clingfilm. Place a light weight on top and marinate in the fridge for 1 - 1.5 days.
3.
Cut out 12 circles of bread using a 3cm pastry cutter, Place one slice of cucumber onto each bread circle.
4.
Remove the salmon from the clingfilm. Scrape off the spices and cut thin slices, leaving the skin.
5.
Arrange one slice on each cucumber slice. Shell the eggs, slice into thin wedges and serve the canapés, garnished with caviar, egg wedges and dill tips.
