This salmon salad recipe is a “meat salad,” similar in concept to tuna salad. Cooked meat and mayonnaise “salads” can be traced to America’s founding with meat salads popular main dish recipes in the 1800s. Leftovers combined with mayonnaise were also served on top of lettuce for lunch. Hearty and healthy, this recipe could also serve as a main dish with a side of vegetables. Using fresh, quality salmon is the key for best results.
Recipe Servings: 4
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
Total Time
25 minutes
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Kosher
Halal
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked, flaked salmon
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, crushed
- 1 red or green bell pepper, deseeded and diced
- 1 cucumber, peeled, deseeded, and diced
- ½ cup chopped onions
- 4–5 Tbsp mayonnaise
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper, optional
- Salt, to taste
- Ground black pepper, to taste
- ½ lemon, juiced
Directions
- Toss salmon and eggs together in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, combine bell pepper, cucumber, onion, and mayonnaise.
- Add seasonings and stir to combine.
- Pour mixture over salmon. Add lemon juice and toss lightly.
- Serve over lettuce or as a sandwich filling.
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