Healthy Caesar Salad Recipe with Seared Salmon
Servings: 4
Calories: 506.5kcal
Ingredients
For the Dairy Free Caesar Dressing:
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp dijon*
- 1 tsp tamari
- 1 cup avocado mayonnaise
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
For the Salad:
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 apple
- 5 oz chopped romaine
- 5 oz baby kale
- 4 salmon filets
- 4 oz shaved parmesan, optional
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp coriander
- 2 T olive oil
Instructions
For the Dairy Free Caesar Dressing:
- In a blender add: 2 cloves garlic + juice of 1 lemon + 1tsp dijon + 1tsp tamari + 1c avocado mayonnaise + 1/4tsp salt + 1/4tsp pepper. Blend until smooth.
For the Salad:
- Slice ½ red onion.
- Thinly slice 1 apple.
- Sprinkle salmon filets w/ 1/4tsp salt + 1/4tsp garlic powder + 1/4tsp coriander.
- Heat 2T olive oil in a large sauté pan over med heat. Add 4 salmon filets to pan. Cook ~3-4 mins per side or until flaky.
- Toss romaine + baby kale + sliced red onions + apple slices + walnuts w/ Caesar dressing to taste.
- Top salad w/ seared salmon.
Notes
*Read all ingredient lists; avoid added msg, sugar, gluten, salt, etc.
**Nutrition info is for 1 serving and excludes optional parmesan. Parmesan adds 111.1 calories, 7.1 grams fat, .9 grams carbohydrates and 10.1 grams protein to each serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 506.5kcal | Carbohydrates: 17.5g | Protein: 27.8g | Fat: 38.2g