Salad w/ Salmon, Fresh Salsa, & Avocado Dip
This Avocado Salmon consists of grilled salmon; avocado salsa w/ cucumbers, red onions, tomatoes, garlic, serrano peppers, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, and avocado; as well as avocado dip with garlic, lemon, tahini, olive oil, and Greek yogurt. It's a great, quick and easy salmon recipe with a fresh fruit and vegetable salsa for a Mediterranean flare. I'm from the West Coast, so I'm partial to salmon. Although you can substitute any seafood of choice.
Equipment
- Cast Iron Griddle (or Baking Sheet, or Foil)
- Oven
- Large Bowl
- Large Pot
- Stovetop
- Food Processor
Ingredients
Baked Salmon
- 1 filet salmon
- splash olive oil
- lemons sliced
Avocado Salsa
- 1 cucumber diced
- 1/4 red onion diced
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 serrano minced
- 1 lime juiced
- 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- dash salt
- dash pepper
- 1 avocado diced
Avocado Dip
- 3 avocados
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 lemons juiced
- 2 tbsp. tahini
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- dash salt
- dash pepper
- 3/4 c. Greek yogurt
Salmon Salad
- 4 oz. salmon baked
- 1/3 c. avocado salad
- 1/3 c. avocado dip
- dash salt
- dash pepper
Instructions
Bake Salmon
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Place salmon skin-side down on a griddle or baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and add a dash of salt and pepper. Slice a lemon and place evenly on top of the salmon.
- Bake salmon for 12-15 minutes, or until the salmon begins to flake. Salmon tends to be cooked when it loses the bright color and you can take a fork and it easily separates. Larger cuts of salmon may take upwards of 20 minutes. Smaller, individual portions may take less time. It's best to begin checking after 10 minutes of cooking and adjust the cooking time to the doneness of your filet.
Avocado Salsa
- Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl and stir to combine.It can help to mix all of the other ingredients well and then gently add in the avocado. This will prevent the soft avocado from disintegrating into the salsa. But it is that easy! Just mix and voila.
Avocado Dip
- Add all of the avocado dip ingredients to a food processor. Process for 2 minutes, or until smooth. Make sure to scrape the sides occasionally.
Assemble Salad
- Place salmon on a plate and add avocado salsa, avocado dip, and a dash of salt and pepper.
Tips, Tricks, & Notes
- For more information on baking salmon, check out my articles on The Fundamentals of Oven Baked Salmon and Barbecue Salmon. I'm particularly fond of cooking on a well-seasoned cast iron griddle because you don't need additional oil or foil to to keep it from sticking. But there are certainly ways around this if you don't want to dedicate an entire cast iron pan to fish! Cooking salmon is also more of an art than a science. No two filets are going to cook in the exact same amount of time and there are definitely some tips and tricks to nailing the cook on fish.
- For a more in-depth article and tips and tricks on avocado dip, I have a distinct recipe for Avocado Dip w/ Greek Yogurt, Tahini, & Lemon as well as a slightly easier and doubled recipe for Potluck Avocado Dip w/ Greek Yogurt & Walnuts.