Gravlax | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• 2 cups kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons cracked black peppercorns
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
• 1/2 cup Vanilla Sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange zest strips (from 2 oranges)
• 1 (4 to 4 1/2-pound) side salmon fillet, skin on, pin bones removed, rinsed under cool water, and patted dry
• Sour cream or cream cheese, optional accompaniment
• Sieved hard boiled eggs, optional accompaniment
• Salmon caviar, optional accompaniment
• Minced red onions, optional accompaniment
• Chopped parsley, optional accompaniment
• Toast points or lightly toasted bagels, optional accompaniment