BLT Salmon Salad with Cilantro Vinaigrette

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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Cook Time

    5 mins

  • Total Time

    10 mins

  • Servings

    2 servings

  • Calories

    1046 kcal

  • Course

    Salad

  • Cuisine

    American

BLT Salmon Salad with Cilantro Vinaigrette

I’m on a BLT kick these days. First it was the BLT flatbread and now it’s a BLT Salmon Salad with Cilantro Vinaigrette!!

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Ingredients

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For the Salad:

  • 6 cups arugula baby
  • 1 cup cherry tomato cut in half
  • 3-4 Bacon cooked to crispy and torn apart, thick cut, strips
  • 1 avocado cut into pieces
  • 2 salmon filet 4-6 ounces with skin
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt kosher salt and freshly cracked
  • black pepper kosher salt and freshly cracked
  • chives fresh, for garnish

For the Vinaigrette:

  • 1 shallot roughly chopped
  • 2 cups cilantro leaves stems removed (about 4 ounces, tightly packed, fresh
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ teaspoons red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

For the Salad:

  1. Preheat a grill to medium. Drizzle the salmon with olive oil and season with kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
  2. Grill the salmon, skin side down. Cook for 3 minutes and then flip and cook for 1-2 more until just cooked through. Transfer to a clean plate and set aside.
  3. In two medium bowls, add the arugula, tomatoes, bacon and avocados. Top with the grilled salmon and serve with the cilantro vinaigrette drizzled on top and sprinkled with chives

For the Vinaigrette:

  1. Combine all the ingredients for the cilantro vinaigrette in a high powered blender and blend for 60 seconds until very smooth.
  2. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed. Use immediately. Or refrigerate the vinaigrette for up to 5 days.

Notes

  • You can also use Basil vinaigrette! Whatever sounds good that day.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 1046kcal (52%) Carbohydrates 18g (6%) Protein 32g (64%) Fat 97g (149%) Saturated Fat 16g (80%) Polyunsaturated Fat 14g (82%) Monounsaturated Fat 63g (315%) Trans Fat 0.04g (2%) Cholesterol 84mg (28%) Sodium 1482mg (62%) Potassium 1640mg (35%) Fiber 9g (36%) Sugar 5g (10%) Vitamin A 3221IU (64%) Vitamin C 42mg (47%) Calcium 153mg (15%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1046 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 1046kcal 52%
Carbohydrates 18g 6%
Protein 32g 64%
Fat 97g 149%
Saturated Fat 16g 80%
Polyunsaturated Fat 14g 82%
Monounsaturated Fat 63g 315%
Trans Fat 0.04g 2%
Cholesterol 84mg 28%
Sodium 1482mg 62%
Potassium 1640mg 35%
Fiber 9g 36%
Sugar 5g 10%
Vitamin A 3221IU 64%
Vitamin C 42mg 47%
Calcium 153mg 15%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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