Easy salmon salad

Easy salmon salad

By Lily Naicker
20’ Prep time
10’ Cook time
30’ Total time
529 Calories
6 Serving

Summary

This light and bright salmon salad recipe is one of our most popular summer salads! it’s made with flakey pan-seared salmon, tons of veggies, and a homemade greek yogurt salad dressing.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

First, prep salmon by patting it with a paper towel to remove moisture. Then, season with salt and pepper, to taste.
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Step 2

Place 3-4 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon minced garlic into a large nonstick skillet and heat over medium/high heat.
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Step 3

Place salmon skin-side up in the pan and sear for 4 minutes. Flip salmon and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes or until barely pink in the middle.
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Step 4

Once flakey and cooked to an internal temperature of at least 145ºF, squeeze lemon juice on top of salmon and sprinkle with fresh dill.
Step 5
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Step 5

Place all the ingredients for the Greek yogurt dressing into a small bowl.
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Step 6

Whisk to combine and set aside.
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Step 7

Prep veggies. Chop romaine lettuce and thinly slice 1/2 small red onion. Then, slice cucumbers and radishes.
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Step 8

Separate romaine lettuce out into 4 bowls. Then, evenly distribute the veggies, blue cheese, and slivered almonds. Top with a filet of pan-seared salmon.
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Step 9

Finally, top each salad with 3-4 tablespoons of the Greek yogurt dressing. Serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and cracked pepper, to taste.

Tips and Warnings

This recipe was updated on May 7, 2021.

Ingredient

  • Salt and pepper
    Salt and pepper
    1
  • Lemon juice
    Lemon juice
    14.79 ml
  • Butter
    Butter
    48.06 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    44.36 ml
  • Salt
    Salt
    0.62 ml
  • Slivered almonds
    Slivered almonds
    78.85 ml
  • Medium lemon
    Medium lemon
    1
  • Fresh cracked pepper
    Fresh cracked pepper
    1
  • Small red onion
    Small red onion
    0.5
  • Blue cheese
    Blue cheese
    78.85 ml
  • Chopped romaine lettuce
    Chopped romaine lettuce
    2040.57 ml
  • Fresh dill
    Fresh dill
    221.8 ml
  • Fresh lemon juice
    Fresh lemon juice
    1
  • Minced garlic
    Minced garlic
    14.79 ml
  • Plain 2% greek yogurt
    Plain 2% greek yogurt
    118.29 ml
  • Salmon
    Salmon
    60.33 kg
  • Sliced cucumbers
    Sliced cucumbers
    473.18 ml
  • Sliced radishes
    Sliced radishes
    473.18 ml
  • Sliced cucumbers
    Sliced cucumbers

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