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Grilled Salmon Salad with Summer Vegetables

Course dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb salmon, I used wild salmon and a side portion but you can use filets or steaks
  • lettuce of your choice (I used romaine from my garden) torn
  • 1 ear corn that has been par cooked either in your microwave or in boiling water until tender.
  • 2 small summer squash, sliced lengthwise
  • 1/4 cup olives, chopped or sliced
  • 1-2 tbsp capers (optional)
  • 1/2 English cucumber sliced
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 1-2 hard boiled eggs
  • 1 large or 2 small tomatoes, quartered
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup blue cheese chunks, plus more if you want to finish with more on top
  • 1 juice of one lemon, plus more for drizzling over the salmon when finished cooking
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • olive oil for cooking salmon and vegetables

Instructions
 

  • Prepare your grill or gridle and heat to medium high. While your grill is heating, brush your salmon, corn and squash with extra virgin olive oil. Salt and pepper each side.
  • When your grill is ready, add your corn, squash and salmon. Cook your salmon on the first side about 4 minutes. If you want crisscross grill marks, cook 2 minutes, do a quarter turn and continue to cook 2 more minutes. Flip the salmon. Continue to cook another 2 minutes, being careful not to overcook. These times are just a guideline. If your salmon is really thin and cooking too fast, flip and shorten your cooking time. You will regret cooking it until it is dry. When done, remove to a plate and set aside.
  • Cook your corn until you have some char and cook your squash, depending on how tick you cut it until you have some grill marks and you can tell it is done because it will become a little translucent. Remove from heat and when cool enough to handle, remove the kernels from the cob reserving for your salad and roll your squash slices up.
  • When ready to assemble your salad, place the lettuce in a bowl. Squeeze the lemon juice over and toss. Then arrange your other ingredients over your lettuce. I don't toss, I just place each ingredient on top of the lettuce.
  • Add the 1/2 cup EVOO to a small bowl along with your blue cheese chunks. Whisk slightly to combine and form a dressing. Drizzle a little over the first ingredients, without mixing, then place your salmon on top in each bowl and drizzle the remaining blue cheese dressing. Bon Appetite!
Keyword corn on the cob, grilled salmon, grilled vegetables, salad, salmon, summer, summer squash