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Grawlax-Style Marinated Salmon with Silky Pea Cream and Pickled Onion

Ingredients (for approximately 25 appetizers):
  • 200 g salmon fillet
  • 10 g salt
  • 10 g sugar
  • 100 g peas
  • 20 g butter
  • 2 chopped shallots
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons white wine
  • 500 g cream
  • 500 g milk
  • 1 red onion
  • 6 tablespoons water
  • 4 tablespoons icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoons white spirit vinegar
  • Salt, pepper, potato chips, dill (to taste)
Preparation:

Grawlax-Style Marinated Salmon

Cut the salmon into 2 x 8 x 2 cm rectangles. Marinate them for 6 hours in the salt and sugar mixture. Pat dry, roll in cling film, and refrigerate overnight.

Pea Cream

Sauté the peas in butter with shallots and garlic. Add white wine, cream, and milk; cook for about 4 minutes. Drain, blend until smooth, and season to taste.

Pickled Onion

Slice the onion into thin flakes. Boil water with sugar and vinegar, then pour over the onions. Let sit to pickle.

Assembly

Spoon pea cream onto plates. Top with a marinated salmon rectangle and a pickled onion flake. Garnish with potato chips and dill.

This refined appetizer pairs perfectly with tuna carpaccio. View pairing recipe.

Recipe by acclaimed chef Görgen Tiden, featured in Thuriès Gastronomy Magazine.