This salmon pasta salad uses flakes of freshly cooked salmon, vegetables and pasta, combined with a quick and simple salad dressing. Easy recipe and great tasting!
If you're looking for a simple and great-tasting variation of a pasta salad, then this recipe will work! It's simply delicious!
This easy pasta salad is very quick to make and ideal for lunch or to take along to a party or potluck.
For this recipe, we've used raw ingredients, which we cook for the salad. However, if you happen to have any leftover cooked salmon, pasta, and vegetables, this recipe is ideal for making up another meal from leftovers!
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For the dressing, we've used a really simple basic dressing, made up of olive oil and lemon juice, with a dash of cayenne pepper for a little heat. Feel free to add your favorite herbs too if you like, such as a sprinkle of fresh chopped dill!
The salmon is perfectly cooked and moist, and full of flavor. Eaten together with the fresh ingredients in the salad, a perfect light meal on a warm summer's evening!
If you'd like to make a variety of pasta salads, be sure to check out all our other recipes too!
Recipe by Francien van Eijkel
Prep Time
10 minutes (includes pre-cooking salmon, vegetables and pasta if already raw)
Cook Time
Nil
Yield
4 Persons
Ingredients
2 cups or 250 g pasta of choice.
1 cup or 100 g green garden peas
1 cup or 100g fresh green beans
5 oz or 150 g raw salmon
1 red bell pepper
1 cup or 100 g sweetcorn
Fresh Parsley chopped
Dressing:
4 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1 & ½ teaspoons Cayenne pepper/paprika
A squeeze of lemon or lime juice (optional)
Instructions:
1. Cook the pasta as per package instructions, drain and rinse through with cold water. Leave to cool in a bowl.
2. Cook the salmon by adding a little olive oil to a frying pan, and add the salmon fillet and vegetables. Fry until cooked.
The salmon should flake apart nicely, and you should see the moisture inside the fillet if you break it apart. Be careful not to over cook the salmon as it will be dry.
Cook the vegetables so there is still a crunch to them.
3. When the salmon is cooked to your liking, put it on a plate and lightly flake it apart using a fork. Leave big pieces so you will be able to see pieces of salmon in the salad.
4. Add the vegetables to the salad first, combine well, then lightly fold in the delicate salmon pieces.
5. In a small bowl, make up the dressing by mixing it all together then drizzle over the salad and enjoy!
*You can serve this salad warm or chilled.
We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other ingredients? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
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Salmon Pasta Salad
This salmon pasta salad uses flakes of freshly cooked salmon, vegetables and pasta, combined with a quick and simple salad dressing. Easy recipe and great tasting!
Ingredients
- 2 cups or 250 g pasta of choice.
- 1 cup or 100 g green garden peas
- 1 cup or 100g fresh green beans
- 5 oz or 150 g raw salmon
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 cup or 100 g sweetcorn
- Fresh Parsley chopped
Dressing:
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 & ½ teaspoon Cayenne pepper / paprika
- A squeeze of lemon or lime juice, optional
Instructions
- Cook the pasta as per package instructions, drain and rinse through with cold water. Leave to cool in a bowl.
- Cook the salmon by adding a little olive oil to a frying pan, and add the salmon fillet and vegetables. Fry until cooked.
- Cook the vegetables so there is still a crunch to them.
- When the salmon is cooked to your liking, put it on a plate and lightly flake it apart using a fork. Leave big pieces so you will be able to see them in the salad.
- Add the vegetables to the salad first, combine well, then lightly fold in the delicate salmon pieces.
- In a small bowl, make up the dressing by mixing it all together then drizzle over the salad and enjoy!
Notes
** the salmon should flake apart nicely, and you should see the moisture inside the fillet if you break it apart. Be careful not to overcook the salmon as it will be dry.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 369Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 102mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 5gSugar: 6gProtein: 15g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
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