How to Use gravlax in a Sentence

gravlax

noun
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  • Expect schmears and gravlax-style lox made in-house, too.
    — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Step it up by adding a thin layer of gravlax or other cured fish.
    — Martha Holmberg, The Denver Post, 15 July 2019
  • The Morris’s head chef, Gavin Schmidt, cures salmon in chartreuse to create a sort of alpine gravlax.
    — New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Make up to two days in advance; if cured longer the texture will change from a silky gravlax to a more jerky-like consistency.
    — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Don’t miss other popular items like shrimp tartine and house gravlax.
    — Destination Canada, Bon Appétit, 14 June 2019
  • And instead of intermingling tricky recipes like spinach pie or gravlax with easy lifts, Copeland relegates the labor-intensive stuff to the back of the book.
    — Kelsey Lindsey, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2019
  • Neophytes should approach the counter with reverence, having learned to distinguish between the delicatessen and the appetizing store, the lox and the gravlax, the cured and the smoked.
    — New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
  • At chef/owner Steven Brown's Parisian charmer, enjoy a six-course dinner ($125 per person) that includes Dover sole, slow-roasted lamb loin and gravlax.
    — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
  • Salmon sold by the pound generally runs $16 to $18, with the cost varying slightly depending upon the type (nova, gravlax, etc.).
    — Charles Passy, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2018
  • Hash Brown Latke Benedict with crispy potatoes, poached eggs, gravlax, hollandaise, seasonal fruit.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The menu includes about a dozen delicious first courses like meatballs with Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, fresh crisp salads and the signature gravlax.
    — Gerry Frank, oregonlive.com, 30 June 2019
  • Our own test kitchen manager and oily fish-lover Brad Leone had second helpings then mused aloud about making a dry cure for gravlax with spirulina, salt, and citrus zest.
    — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit, 31 Mar. 2017
  • Our own test kitchen manager and oily fish-lover Brad Leone had second helpings then mused aloud about making a dry cure for gravlax with spirulina, salt, and citrus zest.
    — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit, 31 Mar. 2017
  • Cured with beet, dill, salt and sugar, the salmon gravlax ($13), whose accompaniments change between visits, would do Marcus Samuelsson proud.
    — Spencer Caldwell, courant.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The food will have some signature dishes like salmon gravlax and a frisée salad with artichokes and mussels and, occasionally, his braised lamb shank.
    — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Cold-smoked varieties are classic Highland, Scandinavian-style gravlax and Thai-spice cured.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2017
  • Madison on Park offers a diverse menu of items like paleo bowls with your choice of carnitas or chicken, banana-strawberry Nutella waffles, smashed avocado toast and gravlax on rye.
    — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 May 2018
  • But the menu looks familiar, with certain fan favorites revived: endive-and-Roquefort salad; a velvety chickpea pancake, topped with salty-sweet gravlax; wedges of lightly seared, crusted yellowfin tuna with red-pepper coulis.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 21 June 2018

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