Cured Salmon, Gravlax, Decorated Sushi

Name: Cured Salmon, Gravlax, Decorated Sushi
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; ¼ cup white wine or sake (rice wine); 2 tablespoons sugar; ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 1 pound absolutely fresh Norwegian or Scottish Atlantic farmed salmon fillet for gravlax preparation, skin attached; 1 tablespoon sea salt; 1 pound absolutely fresh Norwegian or Scottish Atlantic farmed salmon fillet for gravlax preparation, skin attached; ⅓ cup gari (sweet pickled ginger), chopped fine; ⅓ cup gari (sweet pickled ginger), chopped fine; 6 cups (lightly packed) prepared sushi rice for small bowls or 8 cups (lightly packed) prepared sushi rice for large bowls; 6 cups (lightly packed) prepared sushi rice for small bowls or 8 cups (lightly packed) prepared sushi rice for large bowls; 8 cherry tomatoes, cut into thin slices; Ponzu sauce; 2 ounces chive sprouts or other seed sprouts (about 1½ cups); 2 ounces chive sprouts or other seed sprouts (about 1½ cups); 2 ounces radicchio, cut into julienne strips, or other salad greens (about 1 cup); 2 ounces radicchio, cut into julienne strips, or other salad greens (about 1 cup); ¼ cup white wine or sake (rice wine); ¼ cup white wine or sake (rice wine)

Sake no marine chirashi

Preparation info

Makes
4
small or 4 large sushi bowl servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Sushi Experience

By Hiroko Shimbo

Published 2006

About

Homemade gravlax (salt-and-sugar-cured salmon) makes an ideal chirashi-zushi topping. It is important to purchase absolutely fresh salmon that is also free of parasites. Go to a trusted fishmonger and ask for the right variety among the many types of salmon that may be for sale. If your fishmonger does not understand precisely what you are asking for, try another shop. For more about sushi salmon.

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Asia
Japan
Fish course
Garnish
Pescatarian

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