Recipes · Swedish · Seafood
Gravlax (Dill-Cured Salmon)
One serving has 219 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (135%), vitamin D (D2 + D3) (74%), niacin (63%), pyridoxine (51%), selenium (44%) and phosphorus (35%). Ready in 1500 minutes.
- Preparation: 1500 min
- Makes: 1 serving (113 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
- Contains: fish
Ingredients
- 100 g Salmon, raw
- 1.5 g Salt
- 1.5 g Sugar
- 10 g Dill, fresh
- 0.3 g Black pepper
Method
- Pat the salmon fillet dry and place it skin-side down in a dish.
- Mix the salt, sugar and crushed pepper together and rub the mixture evenly over the flesh side of the salmon.
- Pile the fresh dill on top, then wrap the salmon tightly in plastic wrap and set a light weight on top.
- Cure in the refrigerator for 24-48 hours, turning the parcel over once or twice, until the flesh is firm and translucent at the edges.
- Unwrap, scrape off most of the dill and cure mixture, and pat the salmon dry.
- Slice thinly on an angle and serve cold, traditionally with a mustard-dill sauce and bread.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 219 kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 2.4 g | |
| Water | 73.5 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.29 g | 1% |
| Protein | 20.8 g | 43% |
| Tryptophan | 0.21 g | |
| Threonine | 0.87 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.99 g | |
| Leucine | 1.6 g | |
| Lysine | 1.9 g | |
| Methionine | 0.63 g | |
| Cystine | 0.22 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.85 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.77 g | |
| Valine | 1.1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.56 g | |
| Fat | 13.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 1.1 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.86 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.91 g | |
| Saturated | 3.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 55 mg | |
| Calcium | 31.5 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.06 mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1 mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 33 mg | 11% |
| Manganese | 0.18 mg | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 247 mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 441 mg | 9% |
| Selenium | 24 µg | 44% |
| Sodium | 647 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.46 mg | 6% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.19 mg | 17% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 8.8 mg | 63% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.6 mg | 32% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.66 mg | 51% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 41 µg | 10% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 3.2 µg | 135% |
| Choline | 78.5 mg | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 96.7 µg | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 12.4 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 441 IU | 74% |
| Vitamin E | 3.5 mg | 24% |
| Vitamin K | 0.99 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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