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Superfood Salmon Salad

Pan-seared salmon served over greens, sweet potato croutons, feta, pepitas, and avocado with lemon vinaigrette.

Adapted from Eating Bird Food

55 mintotal
2servings
10ingredients
476kcal a serving
Superfood Salmon Salad

Ingredients

  • 2-4 oz salmon fillets
  • 1 Tablespoon avocado oil
  • sea salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 4 cups baby kale + romaine (or spring mix)
  • 2 cups sweet potato croutons
  • ½ avocado (sliced)
  • ¼ cup pickled red onions
  • ¼ cup crumbled feta
  • 2 Tablespoons pepitas
  • Lemon vinaigrette dressing

Method

  1. Prep ingredients:
  2. Make pickled red onions, the lemon vinaigrette dressing and bake your sweet potato croutons.
  3. Sear salmon
  4. Season salmon filets with sea salt and ground pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet (a cast-iron works great) over medium-high heat. Place salmon in pan, skin side up for about 4 minutes or until the flesh is golden brown. Turn and cook until salmon is medium-rare, about 4 more minutes.4 min timer
  5. Combine ingredients
  6. In a salad bowl, toss greens with sweet potato croutons, pickled red onions, feta and pepitas.
  7. Serve
  8. Divide between 2 plates. Top salad with salmon and avocado. Then drizzle with the lemon vinaigrette. Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.

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