Grilled Salmon Salad with Lemon Garlic Dressing
Enjoy a heart-healthy meal this summer with this quick and delicious grilled salmon salad.
Dressed with a homemade lemon garlic dressing, the salad is packed with vitamins and nutrients derived from raw fennel and jicama as well as, Omega-3 fatty acids found in the organic salmon. Nutritious and delicious, this recipe will feed your body, mind, and soul.
Ingredients
FOR THE SALAD:
- 2 6- ounce salmon filets
- ¼ cup plus 1 teaspoon Lemon Garlic Dressing (recipe below)
- 1 small jicama peeled, sliced, and cut into thin strips (about 1 cup)
- 1 fennel bulb cut into thin strips
- 1 small unpeeled red apple, sliced, and cut into thin strips.
- 1 4- ounce drained canned water chestnuts
- 1 4- ounces can mandarin oranges drained
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander or parsley
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
LEMON GARLIC DRESSING:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
- 3 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 ¼ teaspoon honey divided
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 5 –6 edible pansy flowers
Instructions
- Dry salmon fillets with a paper towel
- Season fillets with a pinch of salt and pepper
- Brush salmon with 1 teaspoon lemon garlic dressing
- Place seasoned salmon, on a hot gas grill or cast iron pan. Cook without turning for 3-5 minutes or until caramelized. Remove to a plate, and set aside
- In a medium bowl, combine jicama, fennel, water chestnuts, apples, mandarin oranges, and coriander. Season with salt, and pepper. Add ¼ cup garlic lemon dressing as toss to coat
- Serve grilled salmon on a bed of salad
- Finish salad with more lemon garlic dressing