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Gravlax Toast with Horseradish Butter

Gravlax Toast with Horseradish Butter

Prep time: 15 minServes: 6

Pairs with

Gravlax and horseradish — tangy, salty, and peppery, meeting a bright sparkling or dry white without either raising its voice.

Ingredients

  • 300g gravlax, thinly sliced
  • 6 thin slices dark rye or pumpernickel
  • Fresh dill to garnish
  • Lemon wedges
  • Horseradish butter:
  • 100g room-temperature butter
  • 2 tbsp freshly grated horseradish (or 1 tbsp from a jar)
  • Zest of ½ lemon
  • Pinch of salt

Method

  1. 11. Mash the butter with horseradish, lemon zest, and salt using a fork until evenly combined.
  2. 22. Spread the horseradish butter generously on the bread slices.
  3. 33. Lay gravlax slices on top in loose folds.
  4. 44. Garnish with dill sprigs and serve with lemon wedges alongside.
  5. 55. Cut into halves or triangles if serving as canapés.