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Super Salmon Salad

A light, refreshing salmon salad fueled with nutritional benefits and Omega-3 fats. This salad is perfect for any occasion or season and takes less than 20 minutes to make. 
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Servings 1 bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups spring mix salad organic, pre-washed
  • 1 cup strawberries organic, sliced
  • 1 avocado organic, whole
  • 1 medium cucumber organic
  • 1 pouch Wild Planet Pink Salmon or Wild Planet Sockeye Salmon
  • 1/2 cup walnuts toasted
  • Tessemae Honey Poppyseed dressing or dressing of your choice

Instructions
 

  • Place walnuts in a small saute’ pan, set to low heat and stir for 5 minutes until you can smell the walnuts toasting, place on a cutting board to cool.
  • Place greens in a large bowl.
  • Wash strawberries, slice, place in large bowl.
  • Wash cucumber, peel, cube, add to bowl.
  • Wash avocado, peel, cube, add to bowl.
  • Drain salmon pouch of all liquid and then flake salmon into bowl.
  • Add dressing to your taste and toss salad.
  • Chop cooled walnuts and add to top of salad.

Notes

Salmon is full of healthy Omega 3’s.  In one pouch of Wild Planet Salmon Pink Salmon you get 18 grams of protein, 50% Daily Value of Vitamin D, and 524mg EPA and DHA Omega 3 per 3 oz. serving.  Make sure you are buying sustainably caught wild seafood to receive maximum nutrients.  You will also get some good Omega 3’s from the walnuts in this recipe.
**When choosing dressings, check ingredient lists carefully.  Tessemae dressings are organic, gluten free, and low in sugar.
**When buying produce use the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen list to decide which produce to buy organic or conventional. Strawberries are currently on the Dirty Dozen list, so buy organic.  Find EWG’s Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen list here: https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php