Now that we’ve had a taste of summer in BC (we’ve already had a few days at 30°C!), I always feel the need to go from heartier meals like pastas, soups and stews to BBQs and fresh, light salads.  No one wants to slave over a hot stove on a beautiful sunny day. No one.

This salad screams summer! It’s light and fresh but is a fully satisfying meal all on its own.  I love the lime ginger dressing and often make it for salads.  It goes so well with the salmon and mango.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did…

Serves 2

For the Salad
6 oz fresh salmon
1/2 cup cooked quinoa
4 cups (or more!) mixed greens
3 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup cucumber, diced
1/2 cup mango, diced (about 100g)
1/2 avocado, diced (about 80g)

For the Lime Ginger Dressing
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 Tbsp honey
1/2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 Tbsp fresh grated ginger
1 Tbsp  fresh lime juice
S&P

Bake or grill your salmon to preference.  I like mine slightly under-cooked so it’s not dry;  I cook it for about 6 minutes.

To make the Lime Ginger Dressing, simply add all the ingredients to a mason jar, screw the lid on and shake, shake, shake!Divide the greens up into two bowls and top with cooked quinoa, mango, avocado and salmon.  Drizzle dressing on top.  Enjoy!
This salad just screams summer! Mango Salmon Salad with Lime Ginger Dressing Click To Tweet

Nutritional Info per serving
341 Calories, 30g Carbs, 6g Fibre, 16g Fat, 20g Protein, 12g Sugar

Please Note:  Nutritional info is gathered from MyFitnessPal and may vary depending on your ingredients.  Therefore, it is not always 100% accurate and meant to be used as a reference only.