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Cold Poached Salmon with Dill Mayonnaise

Cold Poached Salmon with Dill Mayonnaise

Brought to you by: Swedish Food
Swedish
    6 serving

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Serves: 6

Poached cold salmon is a Swedish Midsummer classic, served with a dollop of mayonnaise and the year's first new potatoes, boiled in dill.
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Ingredients

  • 6 salmon fillets with skin on
  • 100ml white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 5 white peppercorns
  • 5 whole allspice
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • ½ leek
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 200ml canola or vegetable oil
  • 100ml sour cream or crème fraîche
  • 1 bunch dill

Method

Step 1

Clean the salmon fillets and remove any remaining bones.

Step 2

Cut the salmon in to 6 equal pieces and place them in a baking dish or high-edged pan, about 1cm apart. Season.

Step 3

Clean and slice the vegetables.

Step 4

Place the prepared vegetables, water, white wine vinegar, salt, peppercorns, allspice and bay leaves in a saucepan and boil for 10mins.

Step 5

Pour the boiling marinade over the salmon, covering the fish under at least 1cm of liquid, then cover the baking dish securely and let it stand and slowly cool.

Step 6

To make the mayonnaise, place the egg yolk, mustard and vinegar in a bowl and beat with an electric beater, adding the oil in a thin stream. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 7

Mix the mayonnaise with sour cream or crème fraîche and finely chopped dill. Taste for seasoning.

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