Salmon Nicoise Salad

Salmon Nicoise Salad

Salmon Nicoise Salad

Ingredients:

Dressing:

  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup stone ground mustard
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 1 tsp dried dill
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • ½ tsp Himalayan sea salt

Salad:

  • 1 lb salmon filet
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ lb green beans, trimmed
  • 4 -6 minute eggs (soft boiled), sliced in half
  • 6 cups spring greens
  • 1/2 cup Greek olives
  • 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes

Instructions:

  1. Heat oven to 375°F.
  2. In a small bowl (or jar with tight fitting lid) whisk the ingredients for the dressing, set aside.
  3. Place the salmon (skin side down) on a parchment lined, rimmed baking sheet and slather it with 1/4 cup of dressing, set aside.
  4. Bring two small pots of water to a boil.
  5. Place the salmon in the oven for 15 minutes.
  6. Cook your 6 minute eggs in one pot of boiling water.
  7. Blanch your green beans in the second pot of boiling water until tender but still have a crunch to them, about 3 minutes.
  8. When the salmon is cooked (flakes when separated with a fork) build your salads.
  9. Place the mixed greens on a large platter, topped with the salmon, the green beans, the six minute egg, the olives and tomatoes.
  10. Drizzle with the remaining dressing. Enjoy!

Serving Size = 2 cups of salad, with 1.5 ounces of salmon and 1 egg, and 2 teaspoons of dressing