Salmon Gravlax with a Black Sesame Seed Collar and Peppered Greens, Buckwheat Honey Dressing

Quantity and Unit Ingredient or Recipe

2270G fresh salmon Atlantic (2 sides)

30G spice pepper black cracked

1000G seasoning salt nitrate

1BUNCH herb dill fresh

240ML syrup maple med pure Ontario

Method:

Lay salmon fillets in non-reactive container, skin side down. Pour half of the maple syrup onto each side. Sprinkle course

Pepper onto each side, ruff chop dill and spread evenly on each side as well. Cover each side with course salt and

Refrigerate for 24hrs. Remove from salt mixture and rinse other ingredients off. Dry with clean cloth or absorbent rag.

Black Sesame Seed Collar Yields 4 collars

Important note. You will need 2 inch stainless steel ring molds in order for this recipe. The Filo Pastry is wrapped and baked around the ring.

Ingredients

1 sheet of phyllo pastry

4 TBSP of melted butter

1 TBSP of Black Sesame Seeds

Method

Lay phyllo on clean surface. Brush with butter. Sprinkle sesame seeds onto pastry.

Fold Pastry in half; cut pastry into 4 strips about 2 inches wide. Wrap Pastry around ring molds and bake in oven at 350 for about 10min or until golden brown. Remove from oven and pull pastry carefully away from mold while still warm.

Buckwheat Honey Vinaigrette

· 180ml Olive oil

· 60ml rice wine vinegar

· ½ fl ounce or 3 tsp Dijon mustard

· 1 tsp buckwheat honey

Combine all ingredients and mix with high speed hand blender until mixture emulsifies

Serve with

2004 Vineland Estates Semi-Dry Riesling, $ 12.95, 750 ml (Off-Dry, Sugar 2) 11.8% alcohol

Refreshing aromas of crisp green apple and fresh lime abound from this wine made from age old Riesling vines. The wine follows with crisp acidity that is balanced by the residual sugar, making this wine ideal for sushi and other light seafood dishes. (www.vineland.com)