Luke Holder’s Loch Duart salmon tartare recipe

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Salmon Tartare

 

Cure the prepared salmon fillet under equal parts salt and sugar for 18hrs

Once cured wash off and dice into small 1/2cm cubes

 

Make the dill oil 

100ml of vegetable oil

100ml of olive oil

3 bunches of dill

 

Method for dill oil

Add the chopped dill and oil into a thermo blender

Set to 70c and blend on full power for 7 minutes

Pass through strainer and chill

 

Make the seaweed mayonnaise 

 

First the seaweed oil

500ml of vegetable oil

100g dried wakame

 

Seaweed oil method

Place in thermo blender

Set to 70c and blend on full power for 7 minutes

Pass and cool

 

Then the mayonnaise

2 eggs boiled for 3 minutes

4 egg yolks

500ml of seaweed oil

15ml of white wine vinegar

Season to taste

 

Method for the seaweed mayonnaise

Add the eggs and 15ml of white wine vinegar to a blender and blend until homogenized

Slowly add the seaweed oil until thick

 

To plate

Season the cured diced salmon with a little dill oil

Dress with seaweed mayo and picked dill

Eat

 

Luke Holder Biography

Born in the UK, raised partly in Dubai and having travelled around the world, Lime Wood’s head chef Luke Holder has a wealth of experiences and culinary influences.

Luke spent ten years of his childhood with his pioneering family in Dubai where, even from an early age, he developed an interest in food and cooking.  On returning to the UK in 1998, he was determined to pursue a career in fine cuisine.  He took matters into his own hands and called chef Chris Galvin, a bold move which led to him securing a position as commis chef at the exclusive Orrery restaurant in London.

Having learnt the ropes for a year at The Orrery, Luke gained extensive experience in the kitchens of some of London’s finest and busiest restaurants including The Oxo Tower on the South Bank.  After this Luke went to Europe where he spent four months working alongside Stephane Buchholzer, a specialist in molecular gastronomy; then Florence, and the kitchen of three Michelin-starred Enoteca Pinchiorri, this experience ultimately changed his philosophy on food forever and firmly placed his focus on cooking locally and seasonally, at the highest level. He then eventually found his way back to England and finally Lime Wood.

Hartnett Holder & Co is a relaxed, stylish and comfortable upscale restaurant – full of character, yet unpretentious. Luke and Angela Hartnett, with their team, create locally sourced English dishes with a respectful nod to the seasons and to Italian culinary ideologies. This collaboration is reflected in their fresh, confident approach ensuring that this is « fun dining, not fine dining ».