Leftover fish doesn't last long in my kitchen. Mixed with mayonnaise and adulterated with herbs and lemon, cold fish salad makes a perfect midnight snack. Emery, my 12-year-old, loves it in his lunchbox - ah, the joys of packing lunch for my little gourmand! He claimed today that he was still tasting dill at dismissal, a full three hours after he ate his sandwich. Here's hoping dill and parsley have something in common (I'm thinking about fish breath)....
Salmon, tuna, steelhead, halibut, tilapia - they all work in this recipe. Don't worry about exact measurements. I buy most of my fish at Costco, and lucky thing, too, because the size of Costco's packages virtually guarantees I'll have leftovers. If you're having a party, buy an extra package, make a big bowl of this salmon salad and put it out on your buffet with baguette slices or crackers.
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Salmon salad with dill
The keys to good salmon salad: More herbs than you ever possibly imagined and a double dose of lemon.
Ingredients
- 6-8 ounces leftover fresh salmon, cooked and cooled
- juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh dill, chopped
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
In a large bowl, flake the salmon with a fork. Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly. Serve chilled.
Details
Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Yield: 3 cups
Kudos for mentioning Costco for seafood and rewarding them for recently implementing sustainable fish standards http://news.consumerreports.org/health/2011/03/sustainable-fish-health-benefits-costco-switching-to-sustainable-seafood.html
ReplyDeleteWild fish tastes best too. I add celery and homemade dill pickles finely chopped to this recipe when I am blessed with leftover sockeye salmon.
What a great lunch!
ReplyDeleteThis would be my ideal lunch. Lovely, Erika!
ReplyDeleteI'm always wondering what to do with leftover fish - I also shop at Costco for my seafood (you don't have too many choices in CO!). This looks delicious and I will definitely be trying this recipe when the weather warms up a bit here. Yum! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteyum! i make salmon salad all the time, but use canned salmon, which is cheap, healthy, and super fresh because its canned the same day as its caught.
ReplyDeleteNow I only wish we were growing some fresh dill in our garden. Thanks for sharing with me tonight. I've missed visiting you and your blog. I'm glad that I'm back :-) I hope you have a wonderful end to your week. Hugs from Austin!
ReplyDeleteI have some canned salmon that is just waiting to be transformed (I never have left over fresh salmon). Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI made this today! Delicious!! Best thing was the salmon was fresh...paid a little premium for it but the butcher (@ Sprouts) was kind enough to point out he had a fresh shipment in....never frozen!
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