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June 2010

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Gravlax Recipe

Gravlax & Pumpernickel Canapés With Dill Mustard

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Gravlax On Pumpernickel Canapés With Dill Mustard

This recipe uses purchased gravlax, but if you’re ambitious, you can make your own.

Gravlax (GRAHV-lox) is not smoked salmon, but cured salmon. Instead of smoking, fresh salmon is rubbed with a mixture of dill, sugar and herbs and placed under a weight to cure. See the different types of smoked salmon to sort out the differences between styles.

A canapé (can-uh-PAY) is a specific type of hors d’oeuvre that is prepared on a slice of bread, cracker or other base (e.g. a stuffed mushroom). The components are: the base, the main element (beef, seafood, egg, ham, smoked vegetable, etc.) and a garnish. See the differences between an hors d’oeuvre, canapé, appetizer and amuse bouche.

Recipe yields 20 canapés.

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar

• 2 teaspoons sugar

• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

• 1 tablespoon finely chopped dill

• 1 teaspoon fresh-ground white pepper
  (You can substitute black pepper. White pepper is more elegant
  as it doesn’t leave black flecks.)

• 2-1/2 tablespoons sunflower oil or other vegetable oil

• Pumpernickel slices
  (For this recipe, the square or rectangular pumpernickel slices work better
  than the fluffier, oval sandwich bread loaves; but you can use either.)

• 10 ounces gravlax slices

Preparation

1. For sauce, combine vinegar, sugar, mustard, dill and pepper; whisk in oil until thick and creamy.

2. Lay gravlax on the pumpernickel slices.

3. Cut each pumpernickel and gravlax slice into 20 1-inch wide strips. Drizzle with sauce. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

4. May be assembled up to 3 hours in advance. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Drizzle with sauce up to 1 hour before serving.

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