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