Ingredients:
1 whole side of fresh filet of salmon
1 bunch of fresh dill
1/4 Kosher salt
1/4 cup of sugar
2 tsp. pepper
1 red onion
1 jar of capers
Directions:
Put salmon in a shallow baking pan (skin side down). Lay the fresh bunch of dill over salmon. In a small bowl, mix all dry ingredients together. Sprinkle mixture over dill. Cover with saran wrap and then aluminum foil. Put in refrigerator and weight down with a bricks or something heavy. After 12 hours, turn the salmon over and baste with liquid in the pan. Cover and weight it down again. Repeat this process every 12 hours for 3 days. After 3 days, rinse salmon well under cool water and slice very thin and layer on serving dish. Garnish with onions and capers.
This can be put on top of bagels and cream cheese or cocktail bread. I make this every year for Christmas Eve and use it as an appetizer for parties on top of cocktail bread. The first time I made this for a family party, it was a bit hit. Now it is expected that I will make it each time!
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