Southwest Salmon Salad Recipes

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix sour cream, cilantro, lime peel, lime juice, honey and salt; set aside.
• Season salmon fillets with taco seasoning mix. In 8-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add fillets to skillet, skin-side down.
• Cook 6 to 8 minutes or until skin is browned. Turn fillets; cook 2 to 4 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with fork.
• Serve salmon with cilantro-lime sauce.

Steps:

• Set oven rack to middle and preheat to broil. Lightly grease broiling pan.
• In a medium bowl, place garlic salt, olive oil, cayenne pepper, paprika, and a pinch of black pepper. Mix well.
• Rub cajun seasoning mixture on salmon filets.
• Place filets in oven for 8 to 12 min or until salmon becomes flaky with a fork.
• In a medium bowl, toss romaine, carrots, onions, avocado, almonds/tortilla strips and add a pinch of pepper.
• Add Ranch dressing with chipotle pepper paste and stir until you have a creamy smooth southwest dressing.
• Garnish with sliced lemon and drizzle with dressing and enjoy!

Steps:

• For Salmon: Whisk together olive oil, cumin, chili powder and several chopped cilantro leaves, salt and pepper to taste.
• Coat flesh side of fish heavily with oil mixture and allow to marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Grill well marinated fish on high- skin side down- until just after fat begins to seep from salmon flesh.
• Fish should be cooked through, but still very moist.
• Before serving mix melted butter with juice from both limes and crushed and chopped cilantro leaves.
• Pour over salmon and serve immediately.
• This dish goes well with oven roasted asparagus or a tossed salad.