Kickstarting my week with a NEW Salad recipe. This Cajun Salmon Salad was so good. Fun fact about me, I don’t love salads. But I have found ways to prepare salads that have become some of my favorites. Now I love toppings. Having different textures in my salads make for a more enjoyable salad. This Salmon pasta salad was a hit even with my kids. I usually don’t use arugula because it’s not a salad we use. But arugula paired perfectly with this dish.
Cajun Salmon Salad
Ingredients:
- Salmon steaks
- Blackening seasoning – season to taste
- Fresh dill for garnish
- Purple onions – julienne cut
- Arugula lettuce
- Feta cheese
- Capers
- Crispy tortilla strips
- Orecchiette Rigate pasta
- Lemon herb vinaigrette dressing
Directions:
- Season the salmon steaks with blackening seasoning. Set aside.
- Add a pot of water to the stove. Once boiling, prepare the pasta according to the packaging. Drain pasta and set aside.
- While the pasta is boiling, air fry the salmon. I prepared our salmon at 350 on the air fryer setting for 6 – 8 minutes or until the salmon reaches medium temperature.
- Start preparing the salad:
- Take the arugula salad, toss with some of the lemon and herb viniagrette. *Will take out the bitterness out of the lettuce.* Place the lettuce on a plate.
- Place the desired amount of pasta to the plate.
- Add in the purple onions.
- Add in the capers.
- Add in the feta cheese.
- Add in the tortilla strips.
- Add in the pasta.
- Place the salmon on top.
- Finish with fresh dill.
- Add a little more of the dressing on top.
- Enjoy.
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