Healthy Food

Recipe: Salmon Crudo with Cilantro Chili Dressing – BC

Forage’s new executive chef Craig Sung shows how to make salmon crudo with a delicious dressing.

Equipment

Ingredients

For Salmon Crudo

700 g salmon, de-boned, skin removed

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250g salt

250g sugar

1 lemon zest

1 lime zest

1 orange zest

For Cilantro Chili Dressing

¾ cup Soy Sauce (200g)

5 Garlic Cloves (20g)

1.5 bunch of Cilantro

4 jalapenos, Deseeded and Chopped

2/3 cup of Sugar (140g)

2 Limes, Juiced (100g)

Instructions

for Salmon Crudo

  • In a mixing bowl mix the salt, sugar, lemon, lime and orange zest together
  • Take a large deep dish and spread ⅓ of the mixture on the bottom of the dish. Place the salmon on the top with the skin side down.
  • Spread the remaining mixture on top of the salmon, covering it on all sides. Next cover the dish with cling film and refrigerate for four hours.
  • After four hours remove the salmon from the cure mixture and wipe with a paper towel.
  • Slice the salmon with a sharp knife and serve with cilantro chili dressing

for dressing

  • Combine everything in the blender or, if using a hand blender, in a deep bowl. (If necessary, work in batches.) Blend at high speed until very smooth, at least two minutes, pausing occasionally to scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula.