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Gravadpoké... the Uncle J Way

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This is for two dear friends that I saw on the same day recently - Tony and Paola . First, I visited Tony at his allotment and came away with a swag bag full of herbs, fruit and vegetables, including dill and beetroot. I told Tony that I'd use the dill and beetroot to make some gravadlax. That evening, I joined Paola at Kaia at the Ned. We celebrated her birthday with some delicious Hawaiian poké. I promised her and Tina that I'd have a go at making some at home and tell them how it went. "Why not combine the two?", I thought on the way home. So here is a fusion of Europe and the Pacific, of an old and a new favourite - Gravadpoké the Uncle J way. Since this is off the top of my head, there is probably no other way! To make six poké bowls... Make the gravadlax two days before. In a blender, blitz together 100g rock salt, a big handful of dill, 50ml vodka, 50g demerara sugar, the juice and grated rind of one lemon and 200g grat...