Everyone loves lox, but the typical flavorings you get at the deli, like caraway and dill, can get kind of old. Anton Bolling, chef at Fiola Mare in Washington, D.C., gives the fish a sunny Mediterranean vibe with basil and citrus.

How to Cure Your Own Salmon

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Whether you’re hosting a brunch, feeding breakfast to a lot of hungry mouths, or just want to flex your culinary prowess, here’s how to make your own lox. Cured salmon is also one of the tastiest ways to add some heart-healthy omega-3s to your diet. Degree of Difficulty: Easy Active Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 12 hours

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Prep time 10 min.

Ingredients

6 oz kosher or sea salt 2½ ounces granulated sugar Zest of 1 orange Zest of 1 lemon Leaves from ½ bunch of fresh basil, roughly chopped 1 side of salmon fillet, skinned

How to make it

Combine salt, sugar, zests, and basil in a mixing bowl. Generously season all sides of salmon with curing mixture. Place in a glass, Pyrex, or plastic dish. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in refrigerator overnight. The following day, thoroughly rinse curing mixture from salmon. Pat dry with paper towels, then allow to air dry in refrigerator for an hour. Slice thinly and serve.

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Everyone loves lox, but the typical flavorings you get at the deli, like caraway and dill, can get kind of old.

Anton Bolling, chef at Fiola Mare in Washington, D.C., gives the fish a sunny Mediterranean vibe with basil and citrus.

How to Cure Your Own Salmon

Read article

Whether you’re hosting a brunch, feeding breakfast to a lot of hungry mouths, or just want to flex your culinary prowess, here’s how to make your own lox. Cured salmon is also one of the tastiest ways to add some heart-healthy omega-3s to your diet.

How to Cure Your Own Salmon

Read article

How to Cure Your Own Salmon

Degree of Difficulty: Easy

Active Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 12 hours

For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on YouTube!

Prep time 10 min.

Ingredients

6 oz kosher or sea salt 2½ ounces granulated sugar Zest of 1 orange Zest of 1 lemon Leaves from ½ bunch of fresh basil, roughly chopped 1 side of salmon fillet, skinned

How to make it

Combine salt, sugar, zests, and basil in a mixing bowl. Generously season all sides of salmon with curing mixture. Place in a glass, Pyrex, or plastic dish. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in refrigerator overnight. The following day, thoroughly rinse curing mixture from salmon. Pat dry with paper towels, then allow to air dry in refrigerator for an hour. Slice thinly and serve.

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Prep time 10 min.

Ingredients

6 oz kosher or sea salt 2½ ounces granulated sugar Zest of 1 orange Zest of 1 lemon Leaves from ½ bunch of fresh basil, roughly chopped 1 side of salmon fillet, skinned

How to make it

Combine salt, sugar, zests, and basil in a mixing bowl. Generously season all sides of salmon with curing mixture. Place in a glass, Pyrex, or plastic dish. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in refrigerator overnight. The following day, thoroughly rinse curing mixture from salmon. Pat dry with paper towels, then allow to air dry in refrigerator for an hour. Slice thinly and serve.

Prep time 10 min.

Prep time 10 min.

Prep time

10 min.

Ingredients

  • 6 oz kosher or sea salt
  • 2½ ounces granulated sugar
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Leaves from ½ bunch of fresh basil, roughly chopped
  • 1 side of salmon fillet, skinned

How to make it

Combine salt, sugar, zests, and basil in a mixing bowl. Generously season all sides of salmon with curing mixture. Place in a glass, Pyrex, or plastic dish. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in refrigerator overnight. The following day, thoroughly rinse curing mixture from salmon. Pat dry with paper towels, then allow to air dry in refrigerator for an hour. Slice thinly and serve.

Combine salt, sugar, zests, and basil in a mixing bowl. Generously season all sides of salmon with curing mixture.

Place in a glass, Pyrex, or plastic dish. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in refrigerator overnight.

The following day, thoroughly rinse curing mixture from salmon. Pat dry with paper towels, then allow to air dry in refrigerator for an hour. Slice thinly and serve.

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