Salmon and Dill Salad

There are some meals that you make, completely out of the blue, that come together because you’re feeling brave, adventurous and creative. You decide that all your favourite flavours belong together and in restless abandon you just throw them all in to one bowl.

Then there’s the first mouthful and it literally blows you away. You say to yourself, “I’m the greatest salad maker ever to walk the earth” and you blissfully consume your flavourful pile of food. What’s even better is the greatest meal you’ve eaten this week is packed full of vegetables, healthy fats and as such contains loads of nutrition. Not only is the meal enjoyable it’s good for you too! Winner!

That’s no exaggeration of what happened that ordinary day at The Healthy Eating Hub. Here’s my delicious salmon and dill salad that will hopefully blow your socks off like it did mine!

If you’re keen to boost the carbs a little (which I will next time I make it), quinoa or wholewheat couscous would work really well! Enjoy!

Fresh Salmon and Dill Salad

5 from 3 votes
Recipe Serves 4 people
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine Gluten Free

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cabbage, chinese (wombok) shredded
  • 1 capsicum, red finely diced
  • 1 carrot finely diced
  • 1 cucumber, Lebanese finely diced
  • ½ bunch coriander, fresh finely chopped
  • ½ bunch mint, fresh finely chopped
  • ½ bunch dill, fresh finely chopped
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 3 tbsp aioli whole-egg
  • 2 tsp mustard, wholegrain
  • 400 g salmon, fillet, fresh 4 fillets

Instructions
 

  • To make the salad: combine the Chinese cabbage, capsicum, carrot, shallots, cucumber, coriander, mint and dill in a large bowl. Set aside.
  • To make the dressing: combine the aioli, lemon juice and wholegrain mustard in a small bowl and mix well. Add the dressing to the salad ingredients and mix until the salad is well coated. Distribute the salad evenly amongst 4 plates.
  • To cook the salmon: heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Cook the salmon for 3-4 minutes on each side or until cooked to your liking. Remove from the heat and allow to rest for a few minutes. Top each plate of salad with a salmon fillet and serve! Enjoy!
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