Dinner

July 29, 2021

Salmon & Shrimp Nicoise Salad

This is a surprisingly easy salad to make and is actually perfect for meal prepping. Most of the ingredients are cooked in the same pot of boiling water while the salmon bakes in the oven - yay! for less mess in a kitchen.

It also is, in my opinion, an upscaled salad to serve for lunch if having guests and you can actually make a large batch and serve it family style on a platter.

If you remove the honey from the dressing and the potatoes from the salad this is a keto friendly dish.

And it pairs beautifully with a Prosecco Rose or any refreshing crisp white wine.

Salmon & Shrimp Nicoise Salad

Author:

The Queenship

Prep:

15

min

cook:

20

min

total:

35

min

Ingredients

Nicoise Salad

  • 1 lb salmon filet, skin on
  • 1/2 lb shrimp (10-12 ct.) peeled and deveined
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 tsp cajun spice blend (salt free)
  • 2 tsp seafood spice blend (salt free)
  • s&p
  • 1/4 lb haricots verts, trimmed
  • 1/2 lb small potatoes, I used the little bag of tricolored potatoes
  • 1 medium heirloom tomato, sliced
  • 1/4 c nicoise or kalamata olives
  • 4 c arugula and green leaf lettuce
  • 1 small endive, grilled and split in half

Dijon Vinaigrette

  • 2 anchovy fillets packed in oil
  • 2 tbsp. dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/2 small shallot, finely chopped
  • s&p
  • 1/2 c olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400.
  2. Add Salmon to a parchment lined baking sheet.
  3. Season with Cajun spice and seafood spice blends, s&p, and olive oil.
  4. Add to the oven and bake for approximately 13-15 minutes and remove from the oven.
  5. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil.
  6. Add potatoes and cook for approximately 10 -15 minutes.
  7. Remove from water and add to an ice bath.
  8. In the same boiling water, add the haricots verts, and cook for approximately 2-3 minutes.
  9. Remove from water and add to an ice bath.
  10. Add the eggs to the water and cook for exactly 6 minutes for a soft boiled egg.
  11. Remove from water and add to an ice bath.

To cook the shrimp:

  1. Heat an indoor grill over high heat. Season shrimp with Cajun and seafood spice blend, s&p, and olive oil.
  2. Add shimp to grill and cook for approximately 2 minutes per side (time depends on size of shrimp).
  3. Remove from heat and set aside.

To make the dijon vinaigrette:

  1. Mash together the anchovies, and honey together.
  2. Squeeze in juice from 1 lemon, add the garlic clove and shallot, and whisk in 1/2 c olive oil.
  3. Season with s&p to taste and set aside.

To build your salad:

  1. With a fork break up the salmon into large pieces and discard the skin.
  2. Cut the potatoes and eggs in half.
  3. Add the arugula, green lettuce, and endive on a plate and begin to top with the potatoes, haricots verts, tomatoes, olives, finishing with the salmon and shrimp.
  4. Drizzle the dijon vinaigrette over top.
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July 29, 2021
Theresa
This salad looks delicious and perfect for easy summertime cooking!