BLT Salmon Salad
If you love BLT sandwiches, you'll love this Salmon BLT Salad with Chipotle Buttermilk Dressing. It takes the classic sandwich and flips it into a healthier, antioxidant-packed meal.
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Makes: 4 salads
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ lbs salmon, cut into 4 filets
- ¼ tsp chipotle powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 Tbsp olive oil (or other cooking oil)
- 8 cups kale/spinach mixture (or greens of your choice)
- 2 large tomatoes, sliced into wedges
- 1 ½ avocados; peeled, pitted, and sliced
- 8 strips cooked bacon, crispy
Chipotle Buttermilk Dressing
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 chopped chipotle pepper, plus 1 tsp adobo sauce from chipotles
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 Tbsp chopped parsley
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Sprinkle salmon filets evenly with chipotle powder, salt, and pepper.
- Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Once hot, place salmon in pan skin-side down. Let cook for about 3-4 minutes, until skin is crispy. Flip filets and let cook until salmon is firm to the touch, about 2-3 more minutes.
- Put kale/spinach mixture in a large bowl and add ¼ cup of chipotle buttermilk dressing. Using your hands, massage the greens with the dressing for about 2 minutes. Add more dressing if desired.
- Divide greens into bowls and top evenly with salmon filets, tomatoes, avocado slices, and crumbled bacon. Drizzle additional dressing over salads.
Chipotle Buttermilk Dressing
- In a large bowl, whisk together all ingredients.
- Taste and add salt and pepper as necessary.
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