Mediterranean Avocado Salmon Salad

Mediterranean Avocado Salmon Salad with an good lemon dressing!

A twist on your favorite Mediterranean Saladthis Salmon Salad comes fully loaded with pan-seared salmon, cucumber, olives, tomatoes, feta, and avocado drizzled in a bright lemon herb dressing. For a hearty dinner plate, pair it with Spinach Stuffed Pork Chops. The creamy, savory filling in the pork balances perfectly with the freshness of the salad for a meal that feels both light and satisfying. You can also serve it with Mexican Wedges for an easy, spicy, and crispy side that adds a fun contrast to the bright flavors in the salad.

Salmon Salad Recipe

Full of healthy fats thanks to the salmon and avocado slices, this salad is another meal in a bowl recipe ready in minutes! Crisp, fresh vegetables give this salmon a refreshing crunch, while the dressing in this bowl is what makes this salad good!

The full package!

Salad Dressing

As usual, we always try to create salad recipes that you only need ONE dressing / marinade. A salad that uses one thing for two uses. This comes from years of making salads that require completely different marinades for your meat of choice, then drowning it in a completely different tasting dressing, only confusing our brain and taste buds even more. Why do that when you can create one good marinade and use it as a dressing? That kinds makes more sense.

On the stove

This recipe is so simple, we can break it down in four easy steps:

• Make dressing/marinade
• Coat salmon in said dressing/marinade
• Sear salmon
• Mix all salad veggies together and top with salmon

What Goes In Salmon Salad

We used typical Mediterranean ingredients to make up the bulk of this salad:

• Sliced cucumbers
• Feta cheese, you could also use Goats cheese
• Kalamata olives, or nay olives your prefer
• Tomatoes

Feel free to toss in some sliced marinated artichokes, grilled eggplant, or sun-dried tomatoes to switch things up. You can even swap out the protein entirely!

The creamy avocado slices bring all of those ingredients together to create good harmony with the seared and crisp salmon pieces.

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What you need

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice fresh squeezed
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar optional
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
• 2 teaspoons garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch cracked pepper to taste
• 1 pound skinless salmon fillets
• 4 cups Romaine lettuce or Cos lettuce leaves, washed and dried
• 1 cucumber large, diced
• 2 Roma tomatoes diced
• 1 red onion sliced
• 1 avocado sliced
• 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled
• 1/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives or black olives, sliced – optional
• 3 lemon wedges to serve

Method

1. Whisk together all of the marinade/dressing ingredients in a large jug. Pour out half of the marinade into a large, shallow dish. Refrigerate the remaining marinade to use as the dressing later.
2. Coat the salmon with the marinade. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat. Sear salmon on both sides until crispy and cooked to your liking.
3. While salmon is cooking, prepare all of the salad ingredients and mix in a large salad bowl.
4. Slice salmon and arrange over salad. Drizzle with the remaining UNTOUCHED dressing. Serve with lemon wedges.