gravlax
Sign in to savethumb|Gravlax with hovmästarsås (a mustard and dill sauce)
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- Prepared food.name
- Gravlax
- Prepared food.image
- Laxrätter.jpg
- Prepared food.caption
- Salmon dishes: gravlax in the middle, cold-smoked on the left and warm-smoked on the right
- Prepared food.alternate_name
- Gravad lax, grav(ad)laks, gravad laks
- Prepared food.country
- Nordic countries
- Prepared food.course
- Hors d'oeuvre
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- salmon, salt, sugar, dill/spruce
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thumb|Gravlax with hovmästarsås (a mustard and dill sauce)
Gravlax (), gravlaks or graved salmon is a Nordic dish consisting of salmon that is cured using a mix of salt, sugar and dill. It is garnished with fresh dill or spruce twigs and may occasionally be cold-smoked after it is cured. Gravlax is usually served as an appetizer, sliced thinly and accompanied by a dill and mustard sauce known as (also known in Sweden as , in Norway as , literally 'mustard sauce', in Denmark as , literally 'fox sauce', in Iceland as , and in Finland as , literally 'butler's sauce'), either on bread or with boiled potatoes.