If you’ve been on the cookie and lasagna train recently (speaking from experience) this Greek Salad with Salmon is the perfect way to lighten things up!
What’s better than a recipe that you can 1: whip up in 20 minutes and 2: goes on the top of your weeknight meal list! This Greek Salad with Salmon is exactly that. To start, it’s a traditional Greek salad tossed with the best oregano vinaigrette. That alone is enough to make you feel like you’re sitting beachside in Greece. But add a really easy crispy skinned salmon on top and you’re in business.
Feel free to make substitutions to your preferences! If you prefer extra tomatoes – go for it. If you like different colored bell peppers better, be my guest! This is one of those salads where most things totally work.
Icing on the cake – feta! We can’t have a Greek recipe without feta! And it’s worth repeating – but buy the feta that comes in the sheets that sit in brine. None of that pre-crumbled stuff. Trust me – it’ll rock your feta loving world!
And if we need a few more ideas on how to use that perfect feta here you go:
- Watermelon Kale and Feta Salad
- Grilled Summer Squash Salad
- Marinated Olives
- Sweet Potato and Corn Salad
- Feta Fries
Greek Salad with Salmon
Ingredients
For the Greek Vinaigrette
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
For the Salad
- 4 cups roughly chopped ripe tomatoes I used cherry tomatoes
- 2 cups roughly chopped cucumbers I used persian cucumbers
- 2 red or yellow peppers cut into chunks
- 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
- 8 ounces feta drained and crumbed
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Baby arugula
For the Salmon
- 1 lb salmon cut into 4 4-ounce filets
- kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for the vinaigrette. Season the vinaigrette with salt and pepper and set it aside.
- In a large bowl. combine all of the vegetables and gently toss together. Pour the Greek vinaigrette over the vegetables, and again, gently toss to coat them. Crumble the feta over the salad and then very gently toss the cheese into the vegetables.
- Taste and adjust for more freshly ground black pepper if desired.
- Place large handful of arugula in a serving bowl. Place a large spoonful of the greek salad on the arugula (or maybe on the side) and a salmon on top.
For the salmon
- Sprinkle the salmon filets with salt and pepper. Heat a nonstick pan over high heat. Add the oil to the pan and then add the fish. Cook the salmon about 2-3 minutes until there’s a golden crust. Then flip the salmon and cook another minute or two on the skin side. Remove the salmon and add on the salad as needed
This is the perfect salad to usher in the warming weather!
Hi Gaby! Thanks for the awesome recipe. For the dressing, do you leave the garlic clove whole? Thanks!
minced!
I made this today and it was delicious!! The dressing took me back to the days of eating in Greek diners in NYC. Yum! Thanks 😉
Really delicious. We loved the temperature contrast between the cool salad and the hot salmon. Love that vinaigrette, too~ I was worried that my feta was too salty. Once dressed, it tasted perfect.
Soooo good! I had enough for leftovers the next day. I usually don’t like leftover salmon, but the freshness of this dressing and vegetables blended so well with the salmon I gobbled it all up!
Another amazing salad!
This was WONDERFUL!! My husband and I are generally light eaters. But I made this and we ate every bite! It is now on my “favorites” list. Thank you, Gaby!!
Light and deliciously filling!
Delicious!! Made this last minute and it was SO DANG GOOD! And easy!
This was so tasty! I had never thought to put salmon with a Greek salad and it’s going to be my new go-to. Thanks for all you’re doing right now – your recipes, Instagram, and podcast are inspiring me in the kitchen through quarantine.
YUM! Think you could roast or grill the salmon and it turn out similar?
totally! yum
Excellent!! Dressing was perfect! Used a garlic infused olive oil which added an extra boost!!
SO easy and SO delicious!!! Very light and fresh, yet also filling!
So easy and delicious!
This was really good! ESP the dressing. Will 100% make again! Maybe less oil in pan next time.
Legit perfect salad!! Made last week and again this week and will continue on repeat! This week we added some pearl couscous, avocado, and a couple extra dashes on red wine vinegar. Thank for this great recipe!!
Perfect weeknight dinner! The dressing is delicious!
Incredible recipe – easy and delicious! It really only takes 20 minutes!
Made this with leftover blackened salmon ! Delicious!
Looks like a perfect salad! Quick question… your recipe calls for pan sautéing the salmon but your recent video shows you oven roasting it. Can you please give me details on the oven roasting technique. What temp and how long? Thanks so much!
This recipe is brilliant. The veggies continue to marinate in the dressing and taste even better as leftovers! We made this with your roasted tomato soup last night and it was the second time I’ve made that soup in the last 2 weeks! I have been making your recipes multiple tomes a week, and they are all just so good and most of them are also so easy and fast and balance just right between feel good healthy and happy nostalgia. Thanks for what you do! Also, I have a little girl a month younger than Poppy so it’s been nice to see your journey with her the last year and how you balance things!
Such a great recipe – we made this for a Sunday night meal, came together quick and tasted incredible!
Absolutely incredible! My boyfriend and I do “salmon Sundays” and to switch things up I used this recipe – we both loved it! So fresh and delicious!
Love this salad!!! Can I ask where you purchased the plate its on?
I will ask my prop stylist and try to report back!
Love this salad!!, Can you direct me to where you purchased the plate its on?