Flaky Salmon Salad

5 from 18 votes

This salmon salad has it all - flaky baked salmon, red onion, radishes, celery, and herbs, tossed in a creamy lemony dressing. Watch how I make it in the video above!

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 20

Chill Time: 10

Total Time: 45

Course: Dinner, Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Salmon Salad, Salmon Salad Recipe

Servings: servings

Calories: 361kcal

Author: Lisa Bryan

Ingredients

For the Salmon

1 ¼ pounds salmon filet
½ tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For the Dressing

⅓ cup mayonnaise
½ lemon zested and juiced (about ½ tablespoon of zest and 1 ½ tablespoons juice)
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 garlic clove minced
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For the Salad

½ small red onion finely diced
3 large radishes grated
2 stalks celery small diced
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Prep the salmon. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the salmon on top. Drizzle the salmon with olive oil and season with smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.
Bake and flake the salmon. Bake the salmon for 16 to 18 minutes (depending on size and thickness), or until it flakes easily with a fork. Let it cool to room temperature, then flake the salmon into chunks and place in a bowl. Chill the flaked salmon for 5 to 10 minutes in the fridge.
Dice the vegetables. Top the flaked salmon with the onion, radish, celery, dill, and chives.
Make the dressing. In a separate small bowl make the dressing. Stir together the mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper.
Stir it all together. Pour the dressing on top of the salad, and gently stir to combine.
Serve the salmon salad chilled straight out of the bowl, on butter lettuce leaves, or as a sandwich or wrap.

Video

Notes

You can bake the salmon in a baking dish or on a regular half sheet pan, but I love quarter sheet pans. They're the perfect size for baking whole fish filets!

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