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Salmon Beet Salad with Cherry Dressing

Serves 1.

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Salmon Beet Salad with Cherry Dressing
This gathering of nutritious ingredients, great textures, and amicable flavour combinations (yes, cherries and salmon are a match made in foodie heaven!) looks impressive enough to flaunt on social media, making your friends wish they had come over for dinner. And most of the work for this salad is hands-off time. [callout]

Tip

You can swap out black rice for black (beluga) lentils or quinoa. Rainbow trout or arctic char are good stand-ins for salmon. [/callout] [callout]

Frozen assets

When out of season, consider turning to frozen fruits such as cherries instead of their fresh counterparts. Harvested at peak ripeness and frozen quickly afterwards, they can actually be more nutrient dense than imported fresh versions. And subzero cherries are already pitted for you. [/callout]

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) black rice
  • 4 to 6 oz (112 to 170 g) wild salmon fillet
  • Salt and pepper, to taste (optional)
  • 2 cups (500 mL) salad greens
  • 1/3 cup (80 mL) sliced pickled beets
  • 1/2 yellow or orange bell pepper, sliced
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) pitted fresh or frozen (thawed) cherries, halved
  • 4 nicoise olives, optional
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) extra-virgin olive oil or walnut oil
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) fresh thyme
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) capers
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) chopped pistachios (optional)

Nutrition

Per serving:

  • calories 590
  • protein 31g
  • fat 26g
    • saturated fat 5g
    • trans fat 0g
  • carbohydrates 61g
    • sugars 11g
    • fibre 8g
  • sodium 414mg

Directions

01
In small saucepan, place black rice and 3/4 cup (180 mL) water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Drain any excess liquid.
02
Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C). Season salmon with salt and pepper (if using). Place salmon on parchment paper-lined baking sheet and cook for 12 minutes, or until just barely cooked through in centre. Let cool for 5 minutes and then gently break apart flesh.
03
On serving plate, place salad greens, rice, beets, bell pepper, and salmon. For dressing, in small bowl, stir together cherries, olives, oil, vinegar, thyme, and capers. Top salad with dressing and scatter on pistachios (if using).

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