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Pistachio Salmon Salad
This pistachio salmon salad has a Middle Eastern feel with baby spinach, quinoa, chickpeas, carrots, dates and a flavorful harissa dressing. It’s a delicious meal-sized salad that will fill you up without weighing you down. Gluten-free.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 589 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Ingredients
Pistachio Salmon
- 2 ounce salmon filets
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- 2 Tablespoons salted pistachios finely chopped
Salad
- 5 ounce container of spinach or green of choice
- 1 cup cooked quinoa cooled
- ½ cup cooked chickpeas
- ½ cup shredded carrots
- ¼ cup Medjool dates chopped
- fresh chopped parsley for serving
Harissa Dressing
- 1-2 Tablespoons prepared harissa paste
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tablespoons water
- ½ Tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Place salmon filets skin side down on a baking sheet lined with foil. Mix the lemon juice, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper together in small bowl. Spread mixture over both pieces of salmon and top each with 1 Tablespoon of chopped pistachios. Bake salmon in preheated oven until the salmon is cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.
- While salmon is cooking, make dressing by whisking together all the ingredients in a small bowl.
- Prep two salads. Start with a base of spinach and add half of the quinoa, chickpeas, shredded carrots and dates to each salad bowl or plate.
- When salmon is cooked, remove from the oven and place one filet on each salad. Top each salad with fresh parsley and drizzle harissa dressing on top.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 salad bowl
Calories
589kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
59g
(20%)
Protein
40g
(80%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Sodium
790mg
(33%)
Potassium
870mg
(25%)
Fiber
10g
(40%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 589
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 salad bowl | |
| Calories | 589kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 59g | 20% |
| Protein | 40g | 80% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 790mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 870mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 10g | 40% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.