Use chicken, salmon, feta or halloumi cheese as the main feature of this salad. Using a combination of spinach, dill, and mixed spring leaves give the salad structure.
Ingredients
4 fillets Wild Alaskan Salmon, Organic Chicken Breasts or 4 Slabs of Feta or Halloumi Cheese
Marinade
juice of one Lemon
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Brown Rice Vinegar
Braggs Organic Sprinkle 24 Herbs & Spices
Salad
8 cups Mixed Spring Greens, Spinach and Herbs
4 Eggs, hard boiled and peeled
10-12 small Potatoes
large handful Green Beans
2 Red Onions, sliced thin
10 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
12 Black or Green Olives
Dressing
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1/2 cup Apple Cider or White Wine Vinegar
1/4 cup Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
juice of one Lemon
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 teaspoon Honey
Salt and Pepper
Instructions
Sprinkle the Fish, Chicken or Feta with Lemon Juice, Olive Oil, Vinegar, then sprinkle generously with the 24 Herb Sprinkle (or lemon rind, dill, celery seed, coriander combination)
Mix the Dressing Ingredients and shake well, set aside
Add 1/2 cup Apple Cider Vinegar and 1/2 cup Water to a sauce pan
Sprinkle in 1/2 teaspoon turmeric and 1 teaspoon sugar
Bring to a simmer and add the Red Onions
Simmer 10-15 minutes until Onions are tender, drain
Heat a large pot of water to boil and add the Potatoes. Cook 12-14 minutes until just tender
Remove from heat with a slotted spoon and run under cold water, drain and slice into rounds
Add the Green Beans to the boiling water and cook 3 minutes
Remove and run under cold water, drain, slice in half
Heat an oiled grill pan until hot
Add the Salmon, flesh side down
Grill for 2-3 minutes and spin the other direction on the grill to create a grid of grill marks
Grill 2-3 minutes then carefully flip onto the skin side
Grill an additional 5 minutes, checking for doneness when the flesh is no longer opaque
Slide the Salmon off the skin and set aside
Grill the Chicken or Feta until just browned for the Feta and the Chicken is no longer pink
Divide the Salad equally among 4 big bowls, place a fillet of Salmon, Chicken or Feta in the middle. Arrange the Eggs, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Beans and Olives around the bowl and top the protein with a handful of Pickled Red Onion. Sprinkle on 1/4 cup Dressing and a grind of Pepper.
Recipe by Healthy Mama Cooks at http://www.healthymamacooks.com/grilled-salmon-nicoise-salad/