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Cured salmon build-your-own bagel board served on a chopping board

Cured salmon build-your-own bagel board

Name: Cured salmon build-your-own bagel board
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 8-10
Ingredients: 1 tbsp cracked black pepper; 75g muscovado sugar; 60g sea salt flakes; 1 filleted side of very fresh salmon (about 800g), skin on; 200g full-fat cream cheese at room temperature; small bunch of dill finely chopped; ½ unwaxed lemon zested and juiced, plus extra wedges to serve; 1 small cucumber; 1 small red onion finely sliced; pinch of caster sugar; 3 tbsp white wine vinegar; selection of toasted bagels; sliced rye bread; small pot of salmon caviar; caper berries or capers, drained

Barney Desmazery

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Serves 8-10

Easy

Prep: 25 mins

plus at least 2 days curing and pickling

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Gather the family round on Christmas morning and dig in to our indulgent spread, made up of homemade cured salmon, a quick pickle, plus zesty dill and lemon cream cheese

Gluten-free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 tbsp cracked black pepper
75g muscovado sugar
60g sea salt

flakes
1 filleted side of very fresh salmon

(about 800g), skin on

For the dill & lemon cream cheese

200g full-fat cream cheese

at room temperature
small bunch of dill

finely chopped
½ unwaxed lemon

zested and juiced, plus extra wedges to serve

For the pickle

1 small cucumber
1 small red onion

finely sliced
pinch of caster sugar
3 tbsp white wine vinegar

To serve

selection of toasted bagels
sliced rye bread
small pot of salmon caviar
caper berries

or capers, drained

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Nutrition: Per serving (10)

kcal207
fat14g
saturates5g
carbs5g
sugars5g
fibre1g
protein15g
salt2.6g

Method

step 1

Up to four days but at least two days before serving the salmon, mix the pepper, sugar and salt together. Pat the salmon dry with kitchen paper and run your hands over the flesh to find any stray bones – use tweezers to pull these out, if needed. Lay the salmon in a dish, skin-side down, and pack the salt mix over the flesh. Cover the fish with a board or tray weighed down with a few heavy cans or jars. Transfer to the fridge for at least two days or up to four, turning the fillet about every 12 hrs.
step 2

To make the dill cream cheese, beat all of the ingredients together and set aside. This can be made up to a day ahead and chilled.
step 3

To make the pickle, cut the cucumber in half lengthways, scoop out the seeds using a spoon, and slice into thin half-moons. Toss the cucumber with the red onion and a generous pinch of salt in a colander, then set aside for 30 mins to soften. Transfer the vegetables to a bowl or jar and top up with the sugar and vinegar. Can be eaten immediately or made up to two days ahead and chilled.
step 4

Lift the salmon out of the curing mixture and wipe off any excess seasoning using kitchen paper. Put the fish on a large serving board and carve into thin slices. Serve with the bagels and rye bread, dill & lemon cream cheese, the pickle, salmon caviar, capers and lemon wedges.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2019

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