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Home » Salads and Sides » Strawberry and salmon salad with spinach and walnuts

Strawberry and salmon salad with spinach and walnuts

Author: Karon Grieve Published : July 2019

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strawberry and salmon salad
This is a super easy strawberry and salmon salad with spinach and walnuts recipe. It's healthy and packed with flavour, the perfect light supper or low carb lunch.

Strawberries are too good to be confined to the dessert bowl or in a jar of jam. This super simple strawberry and salmon salad with spinach and walnuts takes our sweet fruit into the savoury sector in summer style.

close up of the strawberry and salmon salad

Not content with strawberry pesto, now she is adding strawberries to salmon, whatever next? Yes this strawberry and salmon salad is my latest in the make-use-of-all-the-gorgeous-strawberries-in-the-garden venture and I have to tell you it’s marvelous.

Strawberries are sweet and juicy but they pair well with black pepper and balsamic vinegar, both on the savoury scale. Salmon for me is a sweetish fish with wonderful flavour, it is summer sunshine on a plate. Mix the two together in this strawberry salmon salad and you are swallowing sunshine I promise you.

plate of salad on tablecloth with strawberries in background

How many does this salad serve?

This strawberry and salmon salad recipe is one of my meal-for-one recipes. With my daughter off at university I am very often whipping up meals for one and I’m a great believer in making solo eating as tasty and fun as eating with other people.

Why should I eat beans on toast (though I do love beans on toast) every night or just a humble egg. No,  I want to eat just as well as I would when feeding someone else, as the shampoo adverts tell us – ‘because I’m worth it’……

top down shot of plate of salad with walnuts scattered around and fork at side

What’s in this salmon and strawberry salad?

I’ve used one salmon fillet, about six strawberries (and try to get locally grown berries, at least British and not imported which are pretty much tasteless.

There is 1 tablespoon of crushed walnuts (or if using halves then use about 6 walnuts).

A cup of baby spinach leaves (the baby spinach leaves are sweeter and more tender than the full-grown version).

A handful of rocket (arugula) leaves for their punch of robust flavour, one of those mini cucumbers or a good few slices of a normal sized cucumber.

One spring onion, some fresh mint, Dijon mustard, lemon juice and zest, extra virgin olive oil (I simply refuse to call it EVOL!). Finally of course salt and pepper to taste.

close up side view of salad with a strawberry in front of plate

How to make this strawberry and salmon salad

  • Cook your salmon fillet with a little oil on a high heat for about 2 minutes on each side, start skin side down. Remove from heat and allow to cool and remove the skin.
  • Toast the walnuts in a dry pan for barely a minute till golden and aromatic then tip out of the pan immediately to stop them cooking, allow to cool.
  • Make your dressing by mixing the mustard, lemon juice and zest, olive oil and salt and pepper in a small jar and shake well.
  • Build the salad in your chosen plate or bowl with the spinach leaves and rocket first then add all the other ingredients and flake in the salmon.
  • Drizzle over the dressing.
table shot of plate on napkin on the white wood table

How to make a good salad

Salads should be simple but packed with flavour. If they are being the main dish as opposed to a side salad then they just have to be built properly. Just as you’d think of meat and potatoes and a vegetable on the side. Think of your salad as having layers.

The base greenery;  Salad leaves of your choice.

Protein; like fish (salmon in this case), meat, chicken or tofu.

Fillers; these are the other veggies, think cucumber, peppers, celery, onions etc.

The crunch; you need something to add texture and that crunch to a salad. Croutons, nuts and seeds of all types are good here.

Toppers; herbs, cheese, that extra element of taste and texture.

side view of strawberry and salmon salad with rocket leaf in front of plate

Is this salad healthy?

You bet your ass it is. There is super powered protein in that salmon. It’s low carb too. And it’s packed with all that veggie goodness too. This super easy strawberry and salmon salad with spinach and walnuts is a winner in the healthy eating stakes.

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Looking for some more fabulous strawberry recipes? Then check these out;

Strawberry and Basil Vinegar

Strawberry Chia Parfait

Strawberry and Basil Ice-cream

Italian Inspired Strawberry Jam

Strawberry and Lavender Gin

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Strawberry and salmon salad with spinach and walnuts

Karon Grieve
A simple strawberry and salmon salad, the true taste of summer on a plate
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Salad
Cuisine British
Servings 1 person
Calories 437 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 120 g salmon
  • 6 walnuts
  • 6 strawberries halved or quartered
  • 1 cup spinach baby spinach leaves
  • 1 cup rocket
  • 6 slices cucumber
  • 1 spring onion
  • 1 tbsp Mint fresh mint leaves torn

Dressing

  • 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 lemon juice and zest
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
Metric – US Customary

Instructions
 

  • Cook the salmon fillet skin side down for 2 minutes then turn and cook the other side. Set aside to cool and remove skin
  • Toast the nuts in a dry pan for approx 1 minute till golden and aromatic remove from heat
  • Arrange leaves on plate the add all other ingredients flaking in the salmon
  • Dressing
  • Mix all ingredients in a small jar and drizzle over

Nutrition

Calories: 437kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 29gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 117mgPotassium: 1189mgFiber: 6gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 3723IUVitamin C: 88mgCalcium: 142mgIron: 4mg
My Top Tips*Always read the full recipe first. *Assemble all your ingredients and everything you need before you start. *For baking check the size of tins I’m using as this makes a big difference to your cakes. * I use medium sized eggs unless otherwise stated. * I use extra virgin olive oil unless otherwise stated. * I use unsalted butter unless otherwise stated. * Check out My Preserving Kit!
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