Niçoise Salad with Salmon. Featuring tender, flaky Coho salmon marinated in a zesty lemon-Dijon mixture and oven-roasted to perfection, this dish is both elegant and flavourful.
Paired with a vibrant array of fresh ingredients such as baby potatoes, hard-boiled quail eggs, blanched asparagus, cherry tomatoes, and assorted olives, all tossed in a tangy white balsamic vinaigrette, this salad is a celebration of colours, textures, and flavours. Whether you are hosting a special dinner party or simply craving a light and refreshing meal this salad is sure to impress.
Ingredients
Salmon
- Lemon
- Dijon mustard
- Garlic clove
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Coho salmon fillet
Salad Dressing
- White balsamic vinegar
- Dijon mustard
- Honey
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Olive oil
Suggested Salad Ingredients
- Baby potatoes
- Eggs
- Asparagus spears
- Tomatoes
- Celery
- Cucumbers sliced
- Dill pickles
- Olives
- Lettuce leaves
- Red onion
- Lemon
Instructions
Salad Dressing
In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper. Then slowly whisk in the olive oil to thicken the dressing. Set aside until ready to serve.
Salmon
Preheat the oven to 400°F convection roast (or 425°F conventional bake)
In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon zest, juice, Dijon, garlic, olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Place the salmon pieces on a sheet pan that has been lined with parchment paper. Pour the marinade over the salmon and let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
Place the salmon in the oven and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until it is just cooked through. (Watch the salmon bake and sizzle here)
Remove from the oven and let it rest for 10-20 minutes.
Serve on a platter surrounded by a selection of your favourite greens, vegetables, pickles, olives, hard boiled eggs, and salad dressing.
FAQ
Yes, you sure can! I have two other Niçoise Salad recipes where I have pan seared the salmon.
Equipment
Cooked on/in the Hestan Dual Fuel Range using the Hestan Culinary 4-Qt NanoBond Saucepan. Proud Hestan Culinary and Hestan Ambassador. Opinions in this post are my own.
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📖 Recipe
Niçoise Salad with Salmon
Ingredients
Salmon
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1.5 to 2-pound skin-on coho salmon fillet one inch thick, divided into 4 to 5 equal pieces
Salad Dressing
- 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup good olive oil
Suggested Salad Ingredients:
- 16 baby potatoes boiled, cut in half. While warm, lightly tossed in olive oil, salt, pepper, and a splash of white balsamic vinegar.
- 8-10 hard boiled quail eggs halved (or 4 large chicken eggs)
- 12-16 asparagus spears or 20-24 green beans blanched in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, removed to an ice water bath.
- 20 cherry tomatoes halved
- 2 stalks of celery sliced
- 2 mini cucumbers sliced (or ⅓ of an English cucumber)
- 2 mini dill pickles quartered into spears
- ¼ cup assorted olives
- 8-10 large lettuce leaves romaine or frisée
- ½ red onion marinated optional
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
Salad Dressing
- In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper. Then slowly whisk in the olive oil to thicken the dressing. Set aside until ready to serve.
Salmon
- Preheat the oven to 400°F convection roast (or 425°F conventional bake)
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon zest, juice, Dijon, garlic, olive oil and season with salt & pepper.
- Place the salmon pieces on a sheet pan that has been lined with parchment paper. Pour the marinade over the salmon and let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Place the salmon in the oven and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until it is just cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and let it rest for 10-20 minutes.
- Serve on a platter surrounded by a selection of your favourite greens, vegetables, pickles, olives, hard boiled eggs, and salad dressing.
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