Southwest Salmon Salad
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Southwest Salmon Salad
Description
Southwest Salmon Salad features a salmon filet roasted with a spiced mixture of smoked paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, lime zest, salt, pepper, and grapeseed oil. The salmon roasts until just opaque and flaky, preserving moistness and subtle smoky heat. The salad base uses a mix of green leaf or butter lettuce, seasoned with salt and pepper, then tossed with black beans, chopped red bell pepper, avocado, mango, halved grape tomatoes, sweet corn, crumbled cotija cheese, sliced green onion, and chopped cilantro.
A fresh chili lime dressing made from lime juice, honey, minced garlic, chili powder, chopped cilantro, salt, pepper, and olive oil is whisked to coat the salad. Crushed tortilla chips add a crunchy topping at serving. The dish balances the rich, tender salmon with sweet fruit and fresh garden flavors, making it bright and satisfying.
This salad works well for warm weather meals or anytime a filling yet fresh salad is desired, suitable as a main course or shared dish.
Ingredients
Chili lime salmon
- 1 (2 pound) salmon filet
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 lime zest freshly grated (you can use the juice for the dressing!
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Southwest salad
- 6 to 8 cups lettuce or whatever lettuce you love!, green leaf or butter
- salt for seasoning
- black pepper for seasoning
- 1 (14 ounce) black beans drained and rinsed, canned
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 avocado chopped
- 1 Mango chopped
- 1 cup grape tomato halved
- ½ cup sweet corn
- 1/3 cup cotija cheese crumbled
- ¼ cup green onion sliced
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
- tortilla chips for topping, crushed
Chili lime dressing
- 2 tablespoons lime juice freshly squeezed
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 2 garlic minced or pressed, cloves
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cilantro chopped, fresh
- salt
- black pepper
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Chili lime salmon
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment.
- Place the salmon on a baking sheet and brush it with the grapeseed oil. In a bowl, stir together the paprika, chili powder, salt, pepper, garlic and lime zest.
- Sprinkle it evenly over the top of the salmon filet and press gently to adhere.
- Roast the salmon for 12 to 15 minutes, or until just opaque and flakey with a fork.
Salad
- To assemble the salad, place the lettuce in a large bowl and season it with a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss well – this is key to a flavorful salad!
- Add the remaining ingredients into the salad: the beans, peppers, mango, avocado, tomatoes, corn, cotija cheese, green onions and cilantro. Add on the salmon however you’d like – you can top the salad with the pieces of the filet or slice it up.
- Toss the salad with the chili lime dressing. Sprinkle on crushed tortilla chips.
Chili lime dressing
- In a bowl, whisk together the lime juice, honey, garlic, chili powder, cilantro and a pinch of salt and pepper. Stream in the olive oil while whisking until the dressing is emulsified. This dressing stays great in the fridge for a few days!
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