Healthy Salmon Salad

• 1 lb (or more) wild-caught salmon filet
• 4 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp champagne vinegar
• 4 cups arugula
• 1 whole grapefruit
• 2 Tbsp fresh goat cheese
• Your favorite herbal or salt seasoning*

*I love Minnesota Nice Spice’s Mediterranean Mate – it pairs well with anything and is especially tasty on salmon.
Kitchen Tools

• 9″ x 13″ glass or ceramic baking dish
• Sharp paring or steak knife
• Slotted spoon
• Fork
• Small bowl for making the salad dressing
• Big bowl to mix and serve the salad in

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit
• Remove salmon filet from its packaging and rinse under fresh water
• Pat dry and lie filet in the 9″ x 13″ baking dish
• Drizzle olive oil over filet
• Generously sprinkle your favorite herbs and/or salt on top of the filet
• Once oven is preheated, put the dish in the oven and set the timer for 15 minutes
• While the salmon is roasting, add 4 cups of arugula to a large mixing or salad bowl and set aside
• Slice the grapefruit in half and, using a paring or steak knife, cut around the three sides of each section
• Pop the grapefruit sections into a smaller bowl – be sure to squeeze out all the juice too!
• With a slotted spoon, spoon out the grapefruit sections and add them to the arugula in the larger bowl
• Mix 2 Tbsp of olive oil and 2 Tbsp of champagne vinegar into the small bowl with the grapefruit juice and mix together using a fork whisk the ingredients together
• At this point, the salmon should be a lighter pink, and soft and flaky. White pieces of wonderfully healthy fat may likely be on top of the filet as well.
• Once the filet matches that description, remove it from oven
• Using a fork loosen the meat from the skin and add as much as you like to the large bowl
• Using the paring knife or fork, add 2 Tbsp of fresh goat cheese to the large bowl as well
• Top it all off by drizzling the grapefruit champagne dressing on top!
• Mix well and serve!

P.S. Don’t be shy – close your eyes and take a big whiff of that delicious meal you just created!