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Superfood Salmon Salad for Two

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 4-ounce salmon filets
  • 1 tbsp. avocado oil
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • 4 cups baby kale, romaine and/or spring mix
  • 2 cups sweet potato croutons (see note 1)
  • ½ avocado, sliced
  • ¼ cup pickled red onons (see note 2)
  • ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 2 tbsp. pepitas
  • Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing (see note 3)

Instructions
 

  • Make the pickled red onions, the lemon vinaigrette dressing and the sweet potato croutons (see notes).
  • Season salmon filets with sea salt and ground pepper, to taste.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet (a cast-iron works great) over medium-high heat.
  • Place salmon in pan, skin side up, for about 4 minutes or until the flesh is golden brown.
  • Turn and cook until salmon is medium-rare; about 4 more minutes.
  • In a salad bowl, toss greens with sweet potato croutons, pickled red onions, feta and pepitas.
  • Divide between 2 plates; top salad with salmon and avocado.
  • Drizzle with lemon vinaigrette dressing and season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.

Notes

1. The Sweet Potato Croutons recipe can be found on our CompleteComfortFoods.com website at the following link:
https://completecomfortfoods.com/sweet-potato-croutons/
2. The Picked Red Onions recipe can be found on our CompleteComfortFoods. com website at the following link:
https://completecomfortfoods.com/quick-pickled-red-onions/
3. The Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing recipe can be found on our CompleteComfortFoods.com website at the following link:
https://completecomfortfoods.com/lemon-vinaigrette-dressing/