Gravlax (marinated salmon)

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoonsmildvegetable oil (not olive oil!)
• 1 teaspoonvinegar
• 1 teaspoonsugar
• 1 teaspoonDijon mustard
• 3 tablespoonsgermansweet mustard
• 3 tablespoons Swedish mustard or 3 tablespoonsgermansweet mustard
• 1 bunchfresh dill, the stems
• + 4 more ingredients
• • ½ teaspoonwhite peppercorns, slightly crushed in a mortar
  • ¹/₃ cupsugar
  • ¼ cupsalt (preferably sea salt)
  • 2 lbsnorwegiansalmon fillets (of optimum quality)

1 For the salmon, remove all bones with a pair of tweezers, but leave the skin on. 2 Rinse. 3 Mash the dill stems in a mortar with a little of the salt. 4 Mix with the rest of the salt, the sugar and pepper. 5 Save the dill leaves for the sauce. 6 Cover the flesh side of the fillets with the...

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