Fish can be an intimidating dish to try to cook, but with the help of Executive Chef Sébastien Giannini of Alhambra, the brand-new restaurant at The St. Regis, Washington D.C. it's easy! Chef Giannini says it's easy to create a fresh and healthy meal using heart-healthy salmon. Here is his recipe:
Gravlax Salmon
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- salt 50 grams
- sugar 50 grams
- olive oil (evoo) 1 liter
- salmon filet 500 grams
- savora condiment 40 grams
- shallots 1 piece
- chives 1 bouquet
- apple (seasonal choice) 2 pieces
- champagne 1 bottle
- lemon 4 pieces
Directions:
- Marinate the salmon overnight in 0.750ml of olive oil with three lemon slices
- Diced shallots and chives, mixed with savora condiment and olive oil
- Prepare the mix: half and half sugar and salt, put on the salmon filet for 20 minutes
- Rinse the salmon on the water, dry it
- Sear a la plancha or in a pan with a little bit of evoo
- Prepare the julienne of granny smith apple, chilled in champagne
- Ready a plate with the condiment savora, slice the salmon and julienne of with apple
