Cranberry Cured Salmon

Cranberry-cured salmon

Name: Cranberry-cured salmon
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 8 as a starter
Ingredients: 300g cranberries (fresh or frozen); 300g soft light brown sugar; 200g fine sea salt; 150ml vodka; 3 lemons zested; ground to make 1 tbsp black peppercorns; 800g salmon boneless and skinless side from the thick end; buttered bread to serve; 250ml crème fraîche; 5 tbsp creamed horseradish; 1 lemon zested and juiced; ground to make ½ tsp black peppercorns

Adam Bush

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Serves 8 as a starter

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Total time: 20 mins

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Tinged a festive shade of red from fresh cranberries, this cured salmon recipe is perfect for a Christmas dinner starter. Make your own dill and horseradish crème fraîche to serve

Gluten free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

300g cranberries (fresh or frozen)
300g soft light brown sugar
200g fine sea salt
150ml vodka
3 lemons

zested
ground to make 1 tbsp black peppercorns
800g salmon

boneless and skinless side from the thick end
buttered bread

to serve

DILL AND HORSERADISH CRÈME FRAÎCHE

250ml crème fraîche
5 tbsp creamed horseradish
1 lemon

zested and juiced
ground to make ½ tsp black peppercorns

Nutrition: per serving

kcal379
fat28.3g
saturates11.3g
carbs7.7g
sugars7.4g
fibre0.9g
protein21.4g
salt3.9g

Method

step 1

Put the cranberries (defrosted if frozen), sugar, salt and vodka into a food processor and whizz to a purée. Add the lemon zest and black pepper, and whizz again.
step 2

Pour half the mixture into a container large enough to fit the side of fish. Put the salmon on top, then pour over the remaining cure, ensuring the fish is completely covered. Cover and chill for 24 hours.
step 3

Remove from the fridge, spoon over some of the cure from the container, then cover and chill for a further 12-24 hours, depending on the thickness of the fillet. When it is ready it will feel firm to the touch and have a lovely pink hue. Wash the salmon under cold running water and discard the cure. Slice the salmon into thin strips.
step 4

Mix together the crème fraiche, horseradish, lemon zest and juice, black pepper and a little salt, and serve with the salmon and buttered bread, if you like.

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Adam BushDeputy food editor

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