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close up shot of an individual serve of salmon crudo.

Salmon Crudo

Salmon crudo is an Italian dish of raw salmon.  With only a few ingredients and a few minutes, you can effortlessly make an elegant and refreshingly delicious appetizer that will impress your guests.  This dish will elevate any dinner party.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 serves
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian, American, Western
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 11 oz sashimi-grade salmon sliced into 1/8 inch or 4mm slices
  • 2 tbsp red onion finely diced
  • 2 tbsp capers
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 4 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper freshly ground, to taste
  • lemon zest of 1 lemon

Method
 

  1. Arrange salmon slices on a plate.
  2. Drizzle over lemon juice and olive oil.  Sprinkle over, red onion, capers, and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

Notes

PRO TIPS & NOTES
As we are serving the salmon raw, it is imperative that we are working in a sterile environment.  To ensure food safety, was your hands thoroughly, wipe down your bench top with disinfectant wipe, and finally, sterilise your cutting board and knife.  I like to pour over some boiling water over my washed cutting board and knife to ensure that any bacteria lingering around is killed.
Do not use regular salmon from the fishmonger or supermarket.  Make sure you are using sashimi grade salmon.  Alternatively, you can cure your own salmon at home to make it safe to eat it raw.  You can find out how I cure salmon for sashimi and crudo here.
Crudo is such a versatile recipe.  Feel free to play around with flavours.  Add dill, chili flakes, or freshly squeezed orange juice.
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