1 Negroni salmon
SERVES 8-10 AS A SNACK OR STARTER | PREP 10 MINS PLUS CURING | COOK 5 MINS | EASY | GF
850g rock salt
375g granulated sugar
1 tsp whole black peppercorns
1 tsp whole pink peppercorns
zest of 2 oranges
50ml Campari
50ml london dry gin
50ml sweet vermouth
1.1kg salmon side, skin on and pin-boned (ask your fishmonger to do this)
½ tsp fennel seeds
150ml soured cream
1 blood orange, thinly sliced
blinis and finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, to serve
1 Put the salt, sugar, peppercorns, orange zest, Campari, gin and vermouth in a large bowl, and mix to combine.
Lay out three pieces of clingfilm overlapping each other, wider and longer than the salmon. Spread half the salt