Low Carb Salmon Salad
Salmon is full of good fat and it’s my favorite fish. Sadly, the husband is not a fan. I had hoped it was because he had a bad experience and that maybe he would try mine. I cook it so many different ways, but even with one small bit he still wasn’t going to change his mind.
That’s ok. But I still have to be able to enjoy my salmon.
I did a review for Blue Apron and they sent me some salmon. I wasn’t interested in making this full fat Caesar salad with tons of mayo, so I decided to make my own healthier low-carb salad out of the salmon they sent me.
I even used my new zester!
The salad is super simple to make and what I did was cook all the salmon at once so I could warm up the other piece later.
Low Carb Salmon Salad
Ingredients
- 2 salmon filets
- 2 cups spinach
- 2 cups romaine chopped
- 1 to mato diced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- lemon zest
- lemon juice
- 1 tbsp grated Parmesan
- sea salt
- pepper
- dressing of your choice
Instructions
- Cook the salmon with a little olive oil over medium low heat.
- Season with sea salt and pepper.
- Cook salmon until done, flipping every few minutes. Salmon will no longer be bright pink in the middle.
- Break up into pieces.
- In a large bowl combine all the salad ingredients, the cheese and lemon zest.
- Add the salmon.
- Squeeze the lemon you zested.
- Add more salt and pepper if desired.
- Top with your favorite dressing.
For my dressing I used a Wishbone ranch spray because I am also trying to keep my calories down.
This salad sounds so delicious to me Chrystal. I’ve said this a million times lately so I really need to change it…………..I rarely cook fish. I don’t know why that is. I certainly do like it. I like the idea of cooking a bunch at one time so you have more ready to go for another meal. I don’t like a heavy dressing on my salads. I am quite happy with a squirt of lemon juice. I think it wakes up the flavors of the salad very nicely. It is my go-to in restaurants when I have no idea what they are serving me in their dressings. If they have lemon for my water, they have lemon for my salad. Oh! I almost forgot…….thanks for sharing this with our Let’s Get Real readers. I really look forward to our time together each week.
I love fish and I honestly would eat it a few times a week if I could. But, husband isn’t a huge fan unless its deep fried and/or battered. It can be baked battered. I am not a huge fan of either. I prefer food in its most natural state so in a little pan with some lemon or in the oven works for me. I’ll have to try lemon on my salad. I don’t like overly lemon flavor but it might work well with a little apple cider vinegar. I need to get better about healthier dressings.
One more thing………..I was trying to rate this 5 star and it looks like it is showing up as one. I don’t want to upset you so I thought I would let you know.
Oops! No problem.!