• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Comfy Belly
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • Recipe Collections
  • Shopping List
  • Sign In
  • Join
  • About
  • Newsletter
  • Shop

search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipes
  • Recipe Collections
  • Shopping List
  • Sign In
  • Join
  • About
  • Newsletter
  • Shop

ร—
Home ยป Gluten-Free

Cured Salmon {lox}

Mar 3, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Cured Salmon {lox} image

For some, bagels and lox are meant to be together. I originally shared my popular grain-free bagel recipe here a few years ago and my lox recipe is in one of my cookbooks {page 170 in Cooking for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet}.

I'm bringing this simple version of the recipe in my cookbook to Comfy Belly. I left out the dill here, but it can easily be added back in, as well as any other herbs you'd like to add. I prefer the lox on the less salty and simple side. See the recipes notes for my tip on how to deal with cured lox that comes out a bit saltier than you expected.

You can use Kosher salt such as Diamond Kosher Salt or Redmondย or I've also had great success with a course sea salt such as Celtic Kosher Sea Salt (in the photo). I would avoid iodized salt because it darkens the salmon and gives it a bitter taste. For the sweetener, honey, maple syrup, date syrup, or other sweetener will work here.

For folks hoping to avoid sweetener, it can be done. I would reduce the amount of salt if you do leave the sweetener out or reduce the amount of sweetener. Adding the sweetener reduces the overwhelming flavor of the salt and helps to the growth of beneficial bacteria like Lactobacillus.

Slice thin and enoy!

This recipe is for members.

Join now

Already a member? Sign in

  • Facebook

Reader Interactions

Leave a reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Erica in kitchen

Welcome! I'm Erica, a cookbook author and writer. I offer whole food, grain-free, and gluten-free recipes, tips, and more. I'm passionate about food and the human microbiome. Also, I love vegetables.

Learn more

Recent comments


  1. Erica on Banana Bread {almond & coconut flour}May 5, 2025

    Thanks, Jay. Nice improvisation with the almond butter!


  2. Jay on Banana Bread {almond & coconut flour}May 5, 2025

    Found this recipe and was super excited that it included coconut w r almond flour (when I started gathering everything…


  3. Erica on Nut Butter Cream FrostingApril 26, 2025

    Thanks, Amanda! Wow, that does sound delicious.


  4. Amanda Walker on Nut Butter Cream FrostingApril 26, 2025

    This is a favorite in our house! I used your chocolate donut recipe to make cupcakes and used this to…


  5. Erica on Tahini Cookies {grain-free}April 26, 2025

    Thanks, Carrie! Yes to wet hands. Another trick is to cool the dough in the refrigerator or freezer for a…


  6. Carrie on Tahini Cookies {grain-free}April 25, 2025

    Tasty and easy to mix up, though super sticky to roll into balls. I found that wet hands made the…

Footer

Footer

Stay in touch

  • Contact
  • Newsletter

Cookbooks

  • Cooking for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet
  • The Healthy Coconut Flour Cookbook
  • Everyday Keto Baking

Membership

  • Join
  • Account
  • Recipe Collections
  • Shopping List

Copyright © 2025 Comfy Belly | Erica Kerwien. All rights reserved.