Keto Salmon Lox

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Keto Salmon Lox is a tasty, salty, and buttery dish and has a silky-smooth texture. Lox is a thinly sliced salmon that can be layered on sandwiches or eaten with bagels. But for this keto diet, we skipped the bagels and made it differently. It is perfect for breakfast and brunch. You can also eat this Keto Salmon Lox after a workout to put those fat grams to be utilized. There is a high content of water and melts into the mouth. Never be like a tough and chewy store brought. It gets prepared in just fifteen minutes and it is perfect for cocktail parties. It is also low in carbs with just 0.4g of net carbs.

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STATS

  • Course Appetizer
  • Cuisine American
  • Prep time fifteen minutes
  • Refrigeration time one day and fourteen hours
  • Total time one day, fourteen hours, and fifteen minutes
  • Servings eight

EQUIPMENT

  • Sharp knife
  • Plastic wrap
  • Shallow dishes
  • Metal can

INGREDIENTS

  • One lb. Salmon fillet
  • One cup of fresh dill
  • Half cup sea salt
  • One teaspoon of ground white pepper

INGREDIENT NOTES

SALMON:

  • I take Salmon fillets from the belly section. You can take it from anywhere else. Skinless or with skin salmon both will work. The skin on salmon tastes more flavorful.

FRESH DILL:

  • Always use fresh herbs they can give a nice aroma to the dish. You can also use a dried one if fresh 8s are not available.

SEA SALT:

  • Kosher salt is used in this recipe. I don’t prefer to use regular table salt.

WHITE PEPPER:

  • White pepper is used in salmon lox. You can also use the black pepper.

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INSTRUCTIONS:

Rinse the fish:

  • Clean the fish with fresh water and wipe it well with a paper towel.

Add the Ingredients:

  • Place a big piece of plastic wrap on the shelf and add the fresh dill, salt, and white pepper. Then place the salmon fillet on the seasoning and then again put the fresh dill, salt, and white pepper on the other side of the salmon fillets.

Wrap the salmon and place the weight:

  • Properly wrap the salmon fillets and place them in the shallow dish. Then place another dish smaller than the first one on the salmon fillets and place the metal can over the dish to put the weight.

Put it to cure:

  • Place the dish of salmon in the refrigerator for thirty-six hours. Check every 12 hours in between flip it down and get rid of any left-over water.

Rinse the salt:

  • After thirty-six hours wash the lox with clean water to remove any excess salt. Refrigerate it again overnight or for twelve hours without cover.

Serve:

  • Make a layer of thin slices of salmon with the help of knife (sharp) and dish it out by sprinkling fresh dill.
  • Your Keto Salmon Lox is ready.

TIP

  • I prefer to use the fresh and wild salmon. Use any kind of fresh Salmon lox.
  • You need large amounts of salt to deeply penetrate the salmon in it. It is normal if it looks too much. You can rinse the salmon after thirty-six hours to wash off excess salt.
  • Carefully slice the salmon as thin as possible to have a great taste.

STORAGE INFORMATION

Fridge:

  • To keep the moisture in the salmon cover it with the plastic wrap and put it in the sealed container for a week.

Freezer:

  • Freeze salmon lox before slicing it and pack tightly in a wrap first and then in the sealed container for up to six months. You can thaw the salmon lox in the refrigerator for overnight.

SERVING SUGGESTION

  • You can make the bagel by adding cream cheese, homemade lox, cucumber, tomatoes, and red onions. Don’t forget to have low-carb bagels because of the keto diet.
  • Make your Salmon lox platter with lox, cheese crackers, fresh veggies, and fruits. Also, you can make cucumber bite.
  • Eat the salmon lox with the strawberry spinach salad or the cob salad.
  • You can also make the omelet with egg and salmon lox and enjoy. It is a good protein source.

FAQs

What is lox?

  • Lox is nothing more than a salmon. Simply salt is used to cure the lox to preserve it. Name of lox is originated from word (Yiddish) which means salmon.

Is the lox and smoked salmon same?

  • Cure the Lox with salt to preserve and eat it raw while smoked salmon is cured and smoked to give it a smoky flavor and texture.

Is the gravlax and lox similar?

  • Gravlax and lox are the same in terms of their method of preparation the only difference is gravlax is cured with sugar, salt, pepper, dill, juniper berries, and citrus while lox is just cured with salt.

Why did you name the nova lox? Is it similar to lox?

  • Nova lox consists of Nova Scotia salmon. Cure it with salt and dill then give the smoke to salmon lox to give the flavor.

Lox is eaten raw. Is it safe to eat?

  • As we have cured the lox with salt so you can eat it raw it is completely safe.

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NUTRITIONAL FACTS:

Calories 84
Fat 3.7g
Proteins 11.5g
Total carbs 0.6g
Net carb 0.4g
Fiber 0.2g