Dill

Mustard-Dill Sauce for Gravlax

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 5 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • ½ cup / 125 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill
  • 1 tbsp gravlax marinating liquid
  • 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • salt to taste

Preparation

  1. In a small food processor, combine mustard, sugar, vinegar, pepper and marinating liquid.
  2. Blend together, slowly adding the vegetable oil, a few drops at a time.
  3. Whisk in the dill.

Gravlax

The last time my parents visited, my Mom showed me how to prepare gravlax (Swedish: "gravad laks", German: "Gravad Lachs"): Salmon cured with sugar, salt and dill.