Fruit-alcohol-marinated Salmon with Apple and Chives

Name: Fruit-alcohol-marinated Salmon with Apple and Chives
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Norway
Ingredients: 1 piece of very fresh salmon, weighing around 350 g (12 oz); 1 wineglass of crème de cassis (about 120 ml/4 fl oz); a good dash of fruit-flavoured aquavit or vodka (with blackcurrant, blackberry or elderberry); a good dash of fruit-flavoured aquavit or vodka (with blackcurrant, blackberry or elderberry); a good dash of fruit-flavoured aquavit or vodka (with blackcurrant, blackberry or elderberry); a good dash of fruit-flavoured aquavit or vodka (with blackcurrant, blackberry or elderberry); a good dash of fruit-flavoured aquavit or vodka (with blackcurrant, blackberry or elderberry); 1 teaspoon of fine sea salt; a couple of grinds of coarse black pepper per portion; 4 crisp eating apples; juice of ½ lemon; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives; 150 ml (¼ pint) soured cream or crème fraîche; 150 ml (¼ pint) soured cream or crème fraîche

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's Fjord Fiesta

By Keith Floyd

Published 1998

About

I am not a great fan of gravadlax but, undeniably, raw or marinated salmon is a quintessentially Scandinavian dish. So, here’s another one.

Ingredients

1 piece of very fresh salmon, weighing around 350 g (12 oz)
1

Europe
Norway
Norwegian
Fish course
Pescatarian
Nordic
Scandinavia
Summer
Gluten-free

Method

Get yourself a really sharp knife and cut the salmon into fine slices, about 6 mm (¼ inch) thick. Mix together the marinade ingredients - the crème de cassis and aquavit or vodka, seasoning with a little s