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Dazzling beetroot-cured salmon
Photo: Caroline Attwood

Dazzling beetroot-cured salmon

14 ingredients 30 min Serves 8, with leftovers openrecipes
Dazzling beetroot-cured salmon

This salmon needs to be made at least three days ahead, which means very little work to do on Christmas day

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

441
Calories
22g
Protein
27g
Fat
28g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Horseradish not in our table 0
Beetroot not in our table 0
Leaf not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 skin-on salmon fillets (about 1.3kg/3lb in total)
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 140g sea salt flakes
  • 85g fresh horseradish (little finger-length piece) peeled and finely grated, or grated horseradish from a jar
  • 3 medium raw beetroot (about 250g/9oz), coarsely grated (no need to peel)
  • 1 bunch dill , chopped
  • 1 frisée , or oak leaf lettuce, leaves separated
  • 4 medium beetroot , cooked, peeled and diced
  • 2 shallots , finely chopped
  • drizzle olive oil
  • 200ml tub crème fraîche
  • juice 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp freshly grated horseradish or grated horseradish from the jar
  • handful dill fronds, roughly chopped

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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