Simple salad with salmon and chives

There are two things I absolutely love…salads and a simple meal! If you’re anything like me, I love healthy meals that I can make quickly. Especially if the food or salad can last a few meals. This Easy Salmon Chive Salad is not only delicious, but super easy to make! You have to try it because I know it will become a new favorite in your house because it has become a favorite with us.

What You Need to Make an Easy Salmon and Chive Salad:

• Salmon
• Sweet peppers, diced
• Cucumber, diced
• Red cabbage, diced
• chives, chopped
• Dill, chopped
• Plant-based sour cream or favorite sub
• Yellow Mustard
• Juice from peperoncinis or pickles in a glass
• Grainy Dijon Mustard
• Balsamic vinegar infused with fruit for extra YUM
• Juice from a lemon
• Kosher salt and pepper to taste

How to Make an Easy Salmon and Chive Salad:

This salad is super easy to make, but before we do that, let’s talk about the ingredients. I like to use canned Chicken of The Sea® salmon for this recipe. It’s only 2 grams of fat per 2-ounce serving, and it’s quick and easy to use. But that’s just my preference. Feel free to use your favorite salmon (canned or not!). If you had some blackened salmon on hand, that would be super tasty in this salad too.

I also love Forager Project® Plant-Based Sour Cream for a dairy-free “yogurt.” Feel free to use non-fat Greek yogurt, light mayonnaise, or sour cream. Or…if you want your salmon and chive salad to be extra tasty, you can always use full-fat mayonnaise! You decide where you want your macros to be and then go from there.

Speaking of my favorites, I have to mention my Baker and Olive. Baker and Olive have THE BEST bottles of vinegar! This recipe calls for a basic balsamic vinegar, but you could substitute some fruit vinegar for some extra treat! My favorite bottles of Baker and Olive fruit vinegar have to be Peach and Lemon Vinegar. If you want to try Baker and Olive, use my code Lillieeats for 15% off.

Helpful tools

Before we start cooking, I also have to mention the alligator chopper. The ingredient list lists a few things to roll, and the alligator chopper makes rolling the dice so easy! I still love hand cutting with my Nakano knives (use my code Lillie for 20% off) and cutting board. But if I want to speed things up, I definitely grab the alligator chopper.

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It’s salad time

Remember, this recipe is called Easy Salmon Chive Salad. It doesn’t get much easier than tossing everything in a bowl. Especially if you have a pretty bowl! Grab your salmon, diced sweet peppers, diced cucumbers, diced red cabbage, chopped chives, chopped dill, plant-based sour cream (or favorite sub), yellow mustard, juice from jar of pepperoncini or cucumber, Dijon grain mustard, balsamic vinegar (fruit infusion for extra YUM), juice of one lemon, kosher salt and pepper to taste. Combine well and then enjoy! It is really that easy!

Serving suggestions:

Enjoy this easy salmon and chive salad with fries, rice cakes, or toast. You could even wrap it in lettuce!

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Simple salad with salmon and chives

I know you’re going to love this quick and easy salmon and chive salad as much as we do. There’s nothing like a super tasty macro-friendly meal that’s easy to put together. If you need more macro friendly ideas check out my cookbooks and meal plan. And don’t forget to hang out with me on Instagram and TikTok. I’m always sharing new recipes I’m trying!

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