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Cedar Planked Salmon Salad with Citrus Ginger Vinaigrette

July 30, 2019 By Patti 1 Comment
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Enjoy this Cedar Planked Salmon Salad with Citrus Ginger Vinaigrette, for an easy and healthy weekday dinner. The perfect dinner salad to enjoy the fresh flavors of summer.

Cedar Planked Salmon Salad Recipe

I was fortunate to be asked to be part of the Inaugural Cedar Bay Grilling Blogger Recipe Challenge. Cedar Bay has provided me with two of their 24-ounce Planked Atlantic Salmon Fillets to create my recipes with. Each of the recipes created for this challenge will be judged on visual appeal, creativity and taste; and are eligible for a cash prize. Please wish me luck guys!

Are you looking for a way to hold onto the last bit of summer we have left? What better way than to enjoy a flavorful, fresh dinner salad featuring goat cheese, dried cranberries, candied pecans, strawberries, and bacon. With a little meal prep, you can have a healthy dinner on the table in about 20 minutes (salad dressing can be made and bacon cooked and crumbled ahead of time).

Cedar Bay Grilling Company's Planked Salmon Full Fillet - Applewood with Orange and Ginger

Cedar Bay Applewood with Orange & Ginger Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon

Cedar Bay offers a full fillet of Atlantic Salmon on pre-soaked cedar planks. This provides a very convenient way to serve a high-quality salmon dinner to your family and friends already prepped for you. The plank is pre-soaked and the salmon seasoned perfectly; you just have to choose the spice rub that interests you (either Sugar & Spice or Orange Ginger).

You can easily thaw in the refrigerator overnight and cook on the grill or in the oven, and serve in less than 20 minutes.

Citrus Ginger White Balsamic Vinaigrette

There is nothing better than homemade salad dressings made with only fresh and high-quality ingredients you want to serve your family. This vinaigrette includes orange juice, lemon juice, freshly grated ginger, and garlic, to marry with the orange and ginger flavors in the salmon; and finished with a light white balsamic vinegar and high quality extra virgin olive oil.

Cedar Bay Grilling Company's Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon Salad

Assembling Cedar Planked Salmon Salad

To accompany the fresh orange and ginger flavors of the salmon, I’ve added fresh summer flavors. This dinner salad starts with a bed of spring mix greens and adds sweet, salty and sour flavors from dried cranberries, goat cheese, bacon, strawberries, and candied pecans. It is then drizzled with the Citrus Ginger White Balsamic Vinaigrette on top of your salad and topped with a piece of Cedar Bay Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon.

Cedar Bay Grilling Company products can be found throughout the US and Canada, at Kroger, Publix, Hannaford, Safeway, Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Ralph’s, Giant, Giant Eagle, Stop n Shop and Roche Bros. Visit Cedar Bay Grilling Company for a purchase location near you and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for great tips and recipes.

Cedar Bay Grilling Company's Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon Salad
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Cedar Planked Salmon Salad with Citrus Ginger Vinaigrette

Enjoy this Cedar Planked Salmon Salad with Citrus Ginger Vinaigrette for an easy and healthy weekday dinner. The perfect dinner salad to enjoy the fresh flavors of summer.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: Entree
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Patti from CooksRecipeCollection.com

Ingredients

  • 1 Cedar Bay Applewood with Orange & Ginger Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon Filet (24 ounces)
  • 5 ounces Spring Mix Greens
  • 2 ounces goat cheese crumbled
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup candied pecans
  • 6 large strawberries sliced
  • 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1 t. garlic finely ground (about 2 cloves)
  • 1 t. fresh ginger finely ground
  • 1 t. sugar
  • 1 t. pepper
  • Dash of salt
  • 2. T. lemon juice
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup white balsamic vinaigrette
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Salad Dressing:

  • Grate garlic and ginger with a fine grater or zester, place in a small mason jar or similar container that closes securely.
  • Add sugar, pepper, salt, lemon juice, orange juice, white balsamic vinegar, and extra virgin olive oil to the mason jar and shake to mix well.
  • Set aside.

Salmon:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Place Cedar Planked salmon directly on the middle rack and place a foil-lined baking sheet on the rack below to catch dripping juices.
  • Cook 18-20 minutes, until the flesh becomes flakey. It is perfectly cooked when it is still slightly pink in the center of the fillet.
  • Cut into 4 pieces.

Salad:

  • While salmon is cooking, place spring mix greens in 4 bowls or plates.
  • Top greens with goat cheese, dried cranberries, candied pecans, strawberries, and bacon.
  • When salmon is done, drizzle with Citrus Ginger White Balsamic Vinaigrette and top with salmon.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

  1. Discard the plank after 1 use.
  2. Keep the salmon frozen until 24 hours before cooking.
  3. Once Salmon has defrosted, do not re-freeze!

Cedar Planked Salmon Salad

Filed Under: Main Course Tagged With: salad, Salmon

Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Citrus Dressing

February 22, 2017 By Patti 3 Comments
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Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Citrus Dressing

I discovered how much I enjoyed the combination of beets and goat cheese during my last visit to The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival last year. While that experience inspired this salad recipe, I knew it could be better. Using roasted beets rather than marinated beets turned out to be the primary recipe modification I was looking for, and this Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Citrus Dressing was born.

I absolutely love this combination of roasted beets, goat cheese and walnuts. Not only are they so colorful together and healthy, but also very quick and easy to prepare. I roast the beets ahead of time and keep them in the refrigerator until I’m ready to prepare my salad. By doing this on a regular basis, I find myself adding them to my lunch salads quite frequently also. Beets, so pretty on the plate and healthy too. Quite a win-win, don’t you think?

 

Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Citrus Dressing - A colorful and healthy beginning to your lunch or evening meal.
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Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese

Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Citrus Dressing - A colorful and healthy beginning to your lunch or evening meal.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time1 hr
Total Time1 hr 10 mins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2
Author: Patti from CooksRecipeCollection.com

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch of beets
  • 2 ounces goat cheese
  • 1/4 cup walnuts chopped
  • 1 head romaine lettuce chopped
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon or brown mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey

Instructions

Roast Beets:

  • Wash the beets and trim off greens and roots
  • Wrap each beet in a piece of aluminum foil
  • Place foil packets on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until a fork is easily inserted
  • Once beets are cool enough to handle, peel (they are very easy to peel after cooked) and cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Set aside.

Citrus Dressing

  • Combine olive oil, lemon juice, mustard and honey.
  • Whisk until well combined

Assemble Salad

  • Place 1 cup of chopped romaine lettuce in each bowl/plate
  • Add a small amount of dressing to the lettuce and toss gently
  • Top each salad with half the roasted beats, goat cheese and walnuts.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

When peeling and cutting up the beets, I place a piece of parchment paper over the cutting board to prevent staining.

 

 

Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Citrus Dressing

 

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Filed Under: Salads, Vegetarian Tagged With: beet, gluten free, goat cheese, healthy, salad, Vegetarian

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