Salmon with a Quinoa Veggie Salad

Salmon and Quinoa Veggie Salad

Quinoa Avocado Crunchy Veggie Salad

Adapted from: The Diva Dish

Ingredients:

1 C. dry quinoa (cooked and cooled)

½ C. cherry tomatoes, sliced

1 avocado, diced

1 C. spinach, chopped

¼ C. cilantro, chopped

1/2 C. sweet onion, diced

2 small cloves garlic, chopped

1 stalk celery, diced

10 baby carrots, diced

½ cucumber, peeled, seeds removed, diced

For the dressing:

Juice of 2 lemons

zest of 1 lemon

2 tsp. dijon mustard

2 tsp. olive oil

2-3 tsp. honey

1/2 tsp. cumin

dash of salt and pepper

Salmon on Wilted Spinach

In pan:

A good swirl of olive oil, almost sizzling

2 nice sized salmon filets

Penzey’s Sunny Paris seasoning

Salt, pepper

lemon

Put the filets into the hot oil and sprinkle with lemon juice and a good shake of seassoning.

Flip, and add same again. Once cooked through, set aside and in the hot pan:

2 C. spinach

Leave the spinach in the pan about a half minute until it starts to wilt.

Place spinach on the plate and top with salmon.