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How To Make Homemade Lox (Gravlax)

5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 days
Servings: 10 people
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mediterranean
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 pound salmon (wild caught)
  • 1/4 cup salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 orange (just the zest)
  • 1 lemon (just the zest)
  • 1 handful fresh dill (divided in half)
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Method
 

  1. First, mix salt, pepper, sugar, orange zest, and lemon zest together.
  2. Now, rub the salt/sugar mixture on both sides of the salmon.
  3. Next, lay half the dill on the bottom of the dish. Then place salmon on the dill.
  4. Now, cover top of salmon with other half the dill.
  5. Next, wrap the dish with saran wrap and leave in refridge for 3 days.
  6. Finally, take the salmon out of the fridge. Rinse the salmon throughly with water, pat dry, and slice thin. Happy Bagel and lox eating!