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Chive flowers
Fresh
Organic Rapeseed oil
Cold pressed
Wild salmon
Side
Water
Rock salt
Sugar
Black peppercorns
Star anise
Cloves
Juniper berries
White wine vinegar
Coriander
Fennel bulb
Finely sliced
Creme fraiche
Horseradish puree
White wine vinegar
Salt
Celery
Garlic clove
White wine
White wine vinegar
Fennel
Ginger
Star anise
Black peppercorns
Lemon puree
Gelatine leaves
Small shallot or grelotte onion rings
Radish
Apple vinegar
Sugar
Salt
Watercress
Worcestershire sauce
Single cream
Reduced by half
Salt
Pepper
Wild smoked salmon
Creme fraiche
Lemon juice
Tabasco
Smoked paprika
Salt
Pepper
Boil rock salt, sugar, black peppercorns, star anise, cloves, juniper berries, and water for the cured salmon.
Add sliced fennel off the heat and infuse.
Cool the solution and marinate the salmon uncovered in the fridge for 24 hours to dry.
Cut 8 half-inch cubes from the thick part of the salmon.
Boil creme fraiche with smoked salmon trimmings and skin for the wild smoked salmon cream.
Cool and pass the mixture.
Place in the pacojet with trimmed smoked salmon and freeze.
Blend when frozen and fold in 150-200g of creme fraiche.
Season with lemon juice, tabasco, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.
Bring lemon puree, white wine, white wine vinegar, fennel, ginger, star anise, and black peppercorns together and cover for the lemon balm jelly.
Simmer for 40 minutes on low heat.
Pass onto lemon verbena and lemon balm and infuse for 2-3 hours while covered.
Pass through a muslin and set with gelatine.
Whisk creme fraiche, add horseradish and vinegar just before it gets to a stiff peak for the horseradish cream.
Put into a small plastic bottle.
Blanch and refresh watercress, squeeze out water for the watercress puree.
Freeze in pacojet container.
Pour in the reduced cream when frozen and season with Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.
Pass through a sieve and put in a small plastic bottle.
Bring apple vinegar to a boil with 50g of sugar for the pickled vegetables.
Marinate vegetables for 2 hours in the solution.
Place 25g of wild smoked salmon cream into a consomme bowl and cover with 100ml of lemon balm jelly to assemble.
Chill for 3-4 hours.
Garnish with 2 cubes of cured salmon, 3 radish and 3 onion rings, 3 dots of horseradish cream and 3 dots of watercress puree.
Place 5 or 6 chive flowers and 1 tsp of cold-pressed rapeseed oil.
Expert advice for the best results
Ensure the salmon is very fresh before curing.
Adjust the amount of sugar and salt in the curing mixture to taste.
For a more intense flavor, add citrus zest to the curing mixture.
Everything you need to know before you start
30 minutes
The cured salmon and lemon balm jelly can be made a day in advance.
Arrange the components artfully in a consomme bowl, ensuring visual appeal.
Serve as an appetizer for a multi-course meal.
Pair with crusty bread or crackers.
Complements the salmon's richness and the herbal notes of the dish.
Its acidity and effervescence cut through the richness of the dish.
Discover the story behind this recipe
Cured salmon is a traditional dish in Scandinavian cuisine.
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