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Herb Grilled Salmon Nicoise Salad

Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine American, French
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • For the green beans and potatoes:
  • 1 pound thin green beans trimmed
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 1 ½ pounds petite gold potatoes pierced once with a sharp knife
  • Salt and pepper
  • For the sherry vinaigrette:
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup sherry vinegar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons honey
  • 1 clove garlic finely minced
  • Salt and pepper
  • For the salmon:
  • 1 ½ pounds Atlantic Salmon
  • For the spice rub:
  • 1/2 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon dried coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder depending on how much heat you like
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or more to ramp up the heat
  • For the salad:
  • ½ red onion very thinly sliced and soaked in ice water for 10 minutes and dried
  • ½ red pepper thinly sliced
  • ½ yellow pepper thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup each chopped chives and basil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/3 cup Kalamata olives

Instructions

  1. For the green beans and potatoes:
  2. 1 pound thin green beans trimmed
  3. 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  4. 1 ½ pounds petite gold potatoes, pierced once with a sharp knife
  5. Salt and pepper
  6. For the sherry vinaigrette:
  7. 1/2 cup olive oil
  8. ¼ cup sherry vinegar
  9. 1 ½ teaspoons honey
  10. 1 clove garlic, finely minced
  11. Salt and pepper
  12. For the salmon:
  13. 1 ½ pounds Atlantic Salmon
  14. For the spice rub:
  15. 1/2 tablespoon smoked paprika
  16. 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  17. 1 teaspoon cumin
  18. 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  19. ½ teaspoon dried coriander
  20. 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder depending on how much heat you like
  21. 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or more to ramp up the heat
  22. For the salad:
  23. ½ red onion, very thinly sliced and soaked in ice water for 10 minutes and dried
  24. ½ red pepper, thinly sliced
  25. ½ yellow pepper, thinly sliced
  26. 1/4 cup each chopped chives and basil
  27. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
  28. 1/3 cup Kalamata olives