Tag: dill

A Delicious And Colorful Starter For Two

In Scandinavia we love to eat seafood. Cured salmon, shrimp (mixed with mayonnaise and chopped mild onion), cherry tomatoes and lemon balm leaves are delicious together. You can make cured salmon yourself (there is a recipe here on my blog) or you can buy ready made cured salmon. Cut the salmon into bite-size pieces. Mix…

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Hot Smoked Salmon And Vegetables

Hot smoked salmon is something many enjoy here in Finland daily or weekly. It is healthy and delicious. This dish is perfect for a healthy lunch.

Enjoy Cured Salmon

Cured salmon is something we enjoy during Christmas in Finland. It is healthy and tasty. Cured salmon, which we call grav lax in the Nordics and graavi lohi in Finnish, is fresh, raw salmon covered with sea salt, sugar and dill. After 24 hours you scrape off the salt and dill. Then you cut thin, lovely salmon slices. Here is the recipe I use.

Cured Salmon Feta Blueberries Tomato And Kiwi

Cured salmon is so healthy and tasty. Cured salmon (which we call grav lax in the Nordics and graavi lohi in Finnish) is fresh, raw salmon covered with sea salt, sugar and dill. This dish has also blueberries which are so healthy and delicious.

How To Make Cured Salmon

Cured salmon is so healthy and tasty. Cured salmon (which we call grav lax in the Nordics and graavi lohi in Finnish) is fresh, raw salmon covered with sea salt, sugar and dill. Here is the recipe I use.

Lightly Spicy Salmon Soup

Salmon soup is so good and very healthy too. This one has a touch of chili, so it is lightly spicy, and very delicious. If you do not want to add chili, you can leave it out. As always, taste while cooking, as that is the only way to learn what you love the most. Be brave in the kitchen and have fun!

My Special Toast Skagen

This dish is based on a very traditional Scandinavian dish. Toast with shrimp mayonnaise. It was created by a popular Swedish restaurateur, Tore Wretman, just after the second world war and named after a fishing port in Denmark. I wanted to create something new and decided to add cucumber, chili, mango and blueberries.