Salmon Salad with Tahini Yogurt Dressing

Name: Salmon Salad with Tahini Yogurt Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 salmon fillets; 2 tsp olive oil; salt and pepper to taste; 3-4 cups baby romain greens; 1/2 red onion, sliced paper thin; 1 cup cherry tomatoes; 1 avocado, sliced or cubed; 1 Persian cucumber, sliced paper thin (or any thin-skinned cucumber variety); 1/2 cup roasted sunflower seeds; 4 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled; 1/4 cup fresh pea shoots as garnish; 3/4 cup baby spinach leaves; 1/4 cup tahini; 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, plain; 1/4 cup water; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 lemon, juiced; 1 tbsp pure maple syrup (or honey); 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 tbsp dried dill; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper

This is a super satisfying meal-salad that is both company worthy and family friendly. A salad that has it all – greens, color, good fats, creamy dressing sans mayo or cream, crunch and high protein and lovely salmon.

Simple ingredients make the best meals.

The dressing for this salad is tahini and Greek yogurt based.

If you’ve never cooked with tahini before, it’s delicious stuff that I hope you’ll love. It’s one of the key ingredients in hummus. Tahini is made from roasted sesame seeds. It’s kind of like a more liquidy version of peanut butter. Make sure to give it a quick stir in the container before you measure out your portion. After sitting on the shelf, the oils in tahini separate to the top.

A note about the blue plate starring in this post: Recently my husband and I were invited to dinner at our friends, Leslie and Jim’s house. They cooked us a beautiful, delicious meal that we enjoyed along with their great company. When dinner was brought out and I saw these blue plates, I got excited. What kind of a dinner guest gets excited about the dishes?? Me! I knew that this blue plate would be a photogenic, sexy beast. Of course I didn’t say that out loud. I think I said something more like, ” I love your blue plates!” Anyway, Leslie gets me, and insisted that I bring one home for a post. It was such a sweet friend thing to do and I want to shout out a thanks to Leslie and Jim!

Update: I’ve already had a couple of people ask me about the blue plate. They are called Sango Concepts, in eggplant color.

Click here to see them on Amazon

The perfect bite!

While I was shooting pics, my neighbor’s cat dropped by for a visit. I felt it was the neighborly thing to do to share with her.

Pea shoots are new to me. I love the way they look as a garnish, but was more happy to discover that they have a fresh, sweet, pea flavor that added to the salad a lot. Unlike alfalfa sprouts, pea shoots do not have a bitter aftertaste.

I hope you enjoy this salad! Please share your comments below.

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