Salmon Asparagus Salad – Garden To Table

Have y'all ever eaten in one of those trendy, bistro manner restaurants in addition to wished y'all could brand the same amazing salad at home?  Now y'all can!  I e'er teach for the “full repast inward a bowl” salads alongside chicken or fish, vegetables, cheese, nuts in addition to fruit.  I’m often surprised how good ingredients such every bit these, alongside nearly reverse flavors in addition to textures, compliment i some other and fit together perfectly.  Each summertime (or spring) I practise recipes to characteristic our homegrown fresh vegetables in Garden-to-Table posts.  Since nosotros lately started harvesting our homegrown asparagus, I idea this would endure a bully fourth dimension to combine a hearty salad alongside my favorite bound vegetable inward a Salmon Asparagus Salad – from our Garden to Table.

 

 

We planted asparagus iii years agone in addition to each season it grows stronger in addition to multiplies.  They tell a expert asparagus garden tin final upwardly to xx years only that y'all should allow it teach good established earlier picking.  Some recommend waiting 2 or iii seasons earlier hitting it hard.  Now that nosotros reached the tertiary season, nosotros oft depository fiscal establishment check the asparagus inward the morn because on a expert warm, sunny day, it tin grow large plenty to choice past times dinner.  A super productive asparagus garden may demand picked twice a hateful solar daytime during peak season.  Asparagus is loaded alongside B vitamins, vitamin C, calcium, in addition to atomic release 26 making it an amazing super vegetable for your table.

 

 

The salmon is seasoned alongside tabular array salt in addition to pepper in addition to broiled to shape a dainty tender crust.  Once cooled the salmon is divided into large bowls atop assorted greens.   The salad is finished alongside lightly steamed fresh (homegrown) asparagus, crumbled feta cheese, dried cranberries, cherry or grape tomatoes in addition to a handful of walnuts.  A homemade Lemon Vinagrette is drizzled on exceed in addition to earlier y'all know it, you have your ain eatery lineament salad … at home!

 

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Salmon Asparagus Salad alongside Lemon Vinaigrette

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

A brilliant in addition to fresh salad topped alongside broiled salmon in addition to finished alongside steamed asparagus, feta cheese, dried cranberries, tomatoes in addition to walnuts. 

Course:

Main, Salad

Servings: 2 servings

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

For the vinaigrette:

• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  lemon zest
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  lemon juice,
  about 2 juicy lemons
  


• 
  2
  tablespoons
  minced shallot,
  1/2 a minor shallot
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  Dijon mustard
  


• 
  1 1/2
  teaspoons
  granulated sugar
  


• 
  1 1/2
  teaspoons
  honey
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  salt
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  fresh terra firma dark pepper
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  thyme leaves
  


• 
  1/3
  cup
  olive oil
  

For the salad:

• 
  1/2
  pound
  wild caught salmon fillet,
  skin on
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  olive oil
  


• 
  salt in addition to fresh terra firma pepper
  


• 
  4 - 6
  cups
  assorted lettuce in addition to wild greens
  


• 
  12-14
  stalks fresh asparagus,
  tough ends removed, cutting into 1-inch pieces
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  dried cranberries
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  halved cherry or grape tomatoes
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  walnuts
  


• 
  1/3
  cup
  crumbled feta cheese
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   To gear upwardly the vinaigrette, combine all ingredients in addition to whisk together until combined. Set aside at room temperature spell preparing the salad.
   
   


2. 
   
   Preheat the oven to Boil. Coat the salmon fillets inward 1 teaspoon olive oil, on both sides. Season the salmon alongside tabular array salt in addition to pepper. Heat an oven proof skillet on medium in addition to identify the salmon inward the skillet, peel side down. Cook for 3-4 minutes hence plough in addition to gear upwardly some other 2-3 minutes. Turn the fillet dorsum over hence the peel side is downwardly in addition to identify nether the broiler. Broil until the salmon is cooked through in addition to crispy chocolate-brown on top.
   
   


3. 
   
   Remove the salmon from the oven in addition to transfer to a build clean plate. Cool spell preparing the salad.
   
   


4. 
   
   Place the asparagus pieces inward the exceed of a steamer basket. Bring to a boil in addition to steam, alongside the lid on, for 2-3 minutes or until the asparagus is brilliant green. Remove from the oestrus in addition to run nether mutual frigidity H2O to halt the cooking process. Drain on newspaper towels earlier adding to the salad.
   
   


5. 
   
   Fill 2 large bowl alongside the greens. Divide the salmon in addition to asparagus betwixt the 2 bowls in addition to complete alongside all remaining ingredients. Season alongside fresh terra firma pepper if desired. Drizzle alongside the lemon vinaigrette in addition to serve immediately.
   
   

Recipe Notes

Substitute dried cherries for the cranberries or pecans for walnuts if desired.

Hope y'all had a lovely weekend.  I’m heading dorsum out to the garden to weed my herb in addition to bloom box.  We can’t human face for tomatoes, zucchini in addition to yellowish squelch to grow.  Stay turned for to a greater extent than asparagus recipes coming soon.  Thanks hence much for stopping by!

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com