Simple Salmon Salad

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Here's quick and easy salad recipe that is as delicious as it is healthy. It takes just minutes to prepare and doesn't require a lot of clean up. If you're lucky, you may even find fresh salmon prepared in the deli or prepared foods section of your grocery store.


Simple Salmon Salad (21 Day FIX approved)

This recipe is:

1 GREEN

1 PURPLE

1 RED

1 ORANGE


Course: Main Dish
Categories: Fish
Serving size: 1
Preparation time: 25 mins

Ingredients

Salad:
1 6 oz portion of Salmon
1 C Fresh spinach or mixed greens
1/2 fresh peach sliced
2 T pistachios or other nuts
Juice of 1 lemon
2 thin lemon slices

Dressing:
1 T Balsamic Vinegar
1 T Lemon juice
1 T Extra virgin olive oil
dash of salt and pepper

Directions

Salmon:
Place salmon in a shallow baking pan and place 2 thin lemon slices on top. Pour lemon juice over fish and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

Bake at 375 for 15 min. The turn broiler on and broil salmon for an additional 5 minutes or until it is golden brown on top.

Salad:
While the fish is baking, assemble the salad.
Place greens in a bowl and top with peach slices and pistachios.

Dressing:
Whisk together vinegar, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper and set aside.

Top the salad with the broiled fish and dressing.

Brenda