A giant colorful salad always gives me positive vibes! This healthy salad packed with protein and vitamins is a beautiful recipe that kickstart your Spring/Summer mood in no time, believe me!
Yes, I am dreaming of warmer days, as in fact the weather is still a bit chilly here in Sweden. When I’ve discovered Oliver’s Travels, I started dreaming of the stunning villa holidays they offer, often in the South of France. My thoughts were all focused on the upcoming summer season. Just imagine: a beautiful villa with a pool, a generous sun, a bikini with a fouta, a good book… and a refreshing salad! Ah, I could spend hours searching about my perfect trip for this summer right now. Have you booked yours, already?
While I yearn for these beautiful days, let’s come back to this colorful and healthy salad. Don’t get me wrong, I am not into diets at all as you might know already. However I do believe in a happy healthy lifestyle and this starts with beautiful and tasty food. This salmon and avocado quinoa salad, naturally gluten free, offers a great balance between animal and vegetable protein, vitamins (including vitamin C) and magnesium, while the amount of fat is reasonable.
Don’t think too much about what’s in your plate in detail though, just enjoy the refreshing taste of this salad and keep dreaming about summer as I’m doing right now. Way to go!
Salmon & Avocado Quinoa Salad with Grapefruit Vinaigrette
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Savory
- Cuisine: Gluten-free
Description
A giant colorful salad always gives me positive vibes! This healthy salad packed with protein and vitamins is a beautiful recipe that kickstart your Spring/Summer mood in no time, believe me!
Ingredients
For the salmon and avocado salad:
- 1 cup (190g) black quinoa, rinsed
- 4 salmon fillets (150g each)
- 1 cup of fresh spinach
- 2 avocados, cut in half, peeled and sliced
- 2 grapefruits, peeled and cut into wedges or slices
For the grapefruit vinaigrette:
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) of freshly squeezed grapefruit
- 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon honey or agave syrup
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 handful of slivered almonds
Instructions
- Cook the black quinoa with two cups of water, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the salmon fillets on a non-stick baking sheet or in a non-stick baking pan. Bake until the salmon is cooked through, about 15-20 minutes. Let cool completely and piece into medium to large chunks.
- For the grapefruit vinaigrette: place the oil, grapefruit juice, vinegar, honey and mustard in a glass jar. Season with salt and pepper, seal the jar and shake to combine.
- Toast the slivered almonds on both sides in a small pan on high heat for a couple of minutes while stirring constantly to prevent them from burning.
- Blend all the ingredients in a large bowl and serve with the grapefruit vinaigrette.
Une salade peut être aussi appétissante qu’un bon hamburger (désolée si l’exemple ne convient pas) et tu viens de le prouver 😉
Ton commentaire m’a amusée au contraire 😉 Ravie que ma salade te plaise tant ! Petite victoire sur la malbouffe 😉
très jolie salade complète et équilibrée
Merci beaucoup Laura, ravie que ma salade te plaise ! 🙂
This salad is fantastic! Love all the texture and flavor!
Thanks Suzy! I’m exactly like you, I love the different textures – and flavors of course – in a recipe 🙂
This salad looks so colorful and delicious!
Thanks Elena for your kind words. A delicious recipe indeed!
These are some of my favorite ingredients individually so putting them all together in one gorgeous salad sounds amazing to me! Pinning now 🙂
That’s how I create recipes actually: I’m thinking of some ingredients I love, then I try to put them together, and I also work with the colors. How artistic is cooking, huh? 😉 I’m really happy you like my salad. Thanks for pinning!
Dear Del, I could not think of a better warm weather dish than this! I live on fruit and salads like this when the temperatures get too high to use the stove and oven. I love the sound this. xo, Catherine
You are always so generous with your kind words, Catherine, I’m happy I met you! And yes, this is the perfect salad when the weather is warm and sunny! 🙂
Top cette petite salade comme j’aime 🙂 bonne journée Del
Merci beaucoup Steph, ravie qu’elle te plaise ! Bonne journée à toi également 🙂
Perfectly lovely!
I’m happy to hear that! Lovely food is always tastier, right? 😉
Humm ça à l’air trop bon, je l’ajoute à mes recettes à tester 🙂
Tu vas te régaler 🙂
Salmon & Avocado Quinoa Salad with Grapefruit Vinaigrette looks refreshingly healthy and fabulous! I definitely would devour this menu item!
I can confirm this is both very refreshing and super tasty as well. Among my favorite healthy meals, lately!
un bon repas a elle toute seule, j’aime ce genre de salade!!! bisous
Exactement !! Moi aussi j’aime beaucoup jouer avec les associations de saveurs, de textures et de couleurs dans une seule et même salade 🙂
Une superbe recette ,terriblement appétissante, qui me fait decouvrir le quinoa noir .
Sachant que la recette fonctionne également très bien avec toute sorte de quinoa évidemment 🙂
Je l’ai faite ce midi. Tout le monde s’est régalé
Oh, je suis ravie d’apprendre que cette recette a été un succès 😀 Merci pour ce feedback!
Elle est superbe cette salade! Et pourtant , je déteste le pamplemousse… tant pis je la ferai quand même ;-)!
Tu peux toujours remplacer le pamplemousse par des quartiers d’orange, Claire. Ce sera très bon aussi ! 🙂
A beautifully presented salad. Fit for a fancy vacation resort! I can imagine sitting in the sun, on a deck and nibbling this delicious salad for lunch. Ahhh Thanks for the fantasy!
I love avocado and grapefruit together and this salad looks just wonderful!
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genuinely amazing.
Wow, thank you so much for your kind words. I’m happy you found me 🙂
Trop bon cette salade! Avec les petites amandes grillées, un délice
★★★★★
Bonjour,
Merci pour toutes ces jolies recettes autour de l’avocat !
Celle-ci me tente tout particulièrement mais je ne supporte pas bien le quinoa sur le plan intestinal. Par quelle autre graine/céréale me conseilleriez-vous de le remplacer ?
Je vous souhaite une très belle journée en cette veille de WE,
Cordialement,
Sylvie