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Wooden board used as a plate with sliced avocado, grilled sliced bread, lavender cured salmon, and fresh salad drizzled with lemon juice and olive oil

Lavender cured salmon on avocado toast

Lavender cured salmon avocado toast with salad leaves on top lightly dressed with citrus vinaigrette.
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Course: Appetizer
Keyword: avocado toast, cured salmon appetizer, cured salmon recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 days 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 lb salmon fillet
  • 2 tbsp lavender
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp boiling water

Instructions

  • Prepare all your ingredients. Wash salmon fillet under running cold water and dry with paper towel.
  • Cover dried lavender with 2 tbsp of hot boiling water and let stay for 10 min. Hot water will intensify the lavender aroma. Drain when ready to use.
    Dried lavender soaked with hot water in white cup
  • Cover salmon fillet with lavender, salt, and sugar. Spread everything evenly, cover with plastic wrap tightly and leave for two hours at room temperature.
    Raw salmon fillet covered with lavender, sugar, salt
  • Put the weight and transfer to the fridge for 48 hours. When ready scrape all the remaining salt and sugar and pat dry with paper towel. Cut at an angle.
    Seasoned salmon fillet wrapped in clear plastic wrap, ready to go in to fridge for 48 hours
  • Wash salad leaves, dry them with salad spinner or paper towel. Drizzle with a few drops of lemon juice and olive oil, save for later. Grill a piece of bread on a grill pan on a medium until golden.
    Wooden board used as a plate with sliced avocado, grilled sliced bread, lavender cured salmon, and fresh salad drizzled with lemon juice and olive oil
  • Arrange sliced fresh avocado on top, add lavender cured salmon and top with salad leaves. Bon Appétit!
    Toasted bread with slices of avocado, lavender cured salmon, and fresh salad leaves
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