Name: salmon salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 1 h 14 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: Cedar Bay Planked Salmon Applewood, Orange & Ginger; 1 medium/large spring mix salad box (or your favorite salad greens or spinach); Mini Cucumbers (1 pack); Purple Onion; Mandarin Oranges (fresh or in syrup); Champagne Vinegar; Olive Oil

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Salmon Salad Green salad mix, mini cucumbers, purple onions, mandarins, and topped with freshly grilled or baked salmon. This salmon salad recipe is quick, healthy, and flavorful.

I have also included a champagne vinaigrette for the salad or other options for dressing the salad. I love salad for dinner, holiday meals, and special occasions. Do you? It is perfect if you are looking for an easy dinner idea too.

Salmon Salad

I Served this salad for dinner. You can serve the salad as a starter for your dinner or as a dinner. Salads like this are good for any time of the year! This is the best salmon salad.

Salmon For Salad Recipe

Close up of a bite of applewood, orange & ginger salmon salad with a vinaigrette. Print the easy, low ingredient but flavorful salad recipe at DearCreatives.com

I used a preseasoned Applewood, Orange, and Ginger Salmon from Cedar Bay Grilling Company. It is ready to grill or bake and cooks in about 14-18 minutes.

I made this recipe for the entree’ category. It is for the Cedar Bay Grilling Company Recipe challenge. #cedarbaygrilling #cedarbaysalmon #cedarbayrecipechallenge
Disclosure I did receive the salmon for free to use in my recipe. I picked the Cedar Planked Applewood with Orange & Ginger at my local grocery store. They also have Cedar Planked Hickory Maple.

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How To Make Salmon Salad

Ingredients

Cedar Bay Applewood Orange and Ginger Salmon
1 medium/large spring mix salad box (or your favorite salad greens or spinach)
Mini Cucumbers (1 pack)
Purple Onion
Mandarin Oranges (fresh or in syrup)
Champagne Vinegar
Olive Oil

Instructions

Defrost the salmon according to the package directions (overnight or 45 minutes before baking or grilling.

Preheat the oven or grill to 425F

Bake or grill the salmon and let it cool.
Wash and dry the salad greens and cucumber. Thinly slice the cucumbers.
Peel and thinly slice the purple onion.
Prepare the mandarin oranges or (drain off the syrup if you are using canned or packaged mandarins).
Assemble the salad (after the salmon has cooled). Top with the grilled or baked salmon. You can set the fillet on the salad whole or flaked. Make or use your favorite salad dressing.

Recipe Notes:

Tips for Additional Serving Sizes

For 2 servings: 1 small salad box, 2 mini cucumbers, 1/4 sliced purple onion, and 1-2 mandarin orange (or pack of orange slices. For dinner 2 salmon fillets.
For 4 servings: 1 large salad box, 4 mini cucumbers, 1/2 sliced purple onion, and 2-4 mandarin oranges (or packages of orange slices. For dinner 4 salmon fillets
For 6 servings: 2 large salad boxes, 6 mini cucumbers, 1 sliced purple onion, and 4-6 mandarin oranges (or packages of orange slices. For dinner 6 salmon fillets.

Champagne Salad Dressing Vinaigrette

3/4 cup of Olive Oil
1/4 cup of Champagne Vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
optional dash of garlic powder.

Make the salad dressing with champagne vinaigrette or use your favorite salad dressing. For additional servings use a 3/1 ratio.

Other salad dressing options are Asian salad dressing. Such as sesame and ginger or ginger soy.

Make salmon for a special dinner

favorite salad greens. Make it for dinner or make a dinner of surf and turf. Get the recipe at DearCreatives.com

I made a simple oil and champagne vinegar dressing with a dash of salt and pepper. It was mainly for the greens, as the salmon is seasoned and flavorful. The combination was delightful!

This salad with salmon (grilled or baked) can be served for dinner, any special occasion, or holidays such as Valentine’s Day… Serve the salmon salad by itself or as a surf and turf dinner.

Enjoy the best salmon salad for dinner!

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Yield: 2

salmon salad

Salmon Salad Green salad mix, mini cucumbers, purple onions, mandarins, and topped with freshly grilled or baked salmon. This salmon salad recipe is quick, healthy, and flavorful. Make a dinner for two, four, or six people. Or add additional servings for more people! Notes in the recipe card. Enjoy!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 14 minutes

Additional Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 14 minutes

Ingredients

Cedar Bay Planked Salmon Applewood, Orange & Ginger
1 medium/large spring mix salad box (or your favorite salad greens or spinach)
Mini Cucumbers (1 pack)
Purple Onion
Mandarin Oranges (fresh or in syrup)
Champagne Vinegar
Olive Oil

Instructions

How To Make Salmon Salad

Defrost the salmon according to the package directions (overnight or 45 minutes before baking or grilling.

Preheat the oven or grill to 425F

Bake or grill the salmon and let it cool.
Wash and dry the salad greens and cucumber. Thinly slice the cucumbers.
Peel and thinly slice the purple onion.
Prepare the mandarin oranges or (drain off the syrup if you are using canned or packaged mandarins).
Assemble the salad (after the salmon has cooled). Top with the grilled or baked salmon. You can set the fillet on the salad whole or flaked. Make or use your favorite salad dressing.