Gravlax Ii

Ingredients

• 2 1/2-3 lbs fresh salmon
• 1 bunch fresh dill, chopped
• 1/4 cup salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons peppercorns, crushed

Recipe

• 1 cut fresh salmon in half lengthwise and remove bones.
• 2 place one-half in shallow dish. sprinkle with dill.
• 3 combine salt, sugar and pepper. sprinkle on fish evenly.
• 4 place other half on top, skin side up.
• 5 cover with foil, set a plate on top of foil and weight on top of the plate (food cans are good weights). refrigerate 2 to 3 days.
• 6 to serve: scrape dill and seasonings away.
• 7 slice salmon thinly on diagonal.
• 8 serve with crackers or rye bread