Spinach and Salmon Salad
For a tasty way to use leftover salmon, mix it with Minute® Rice, spinach, radishes and vinaigrette. It’s a quick and easy meal!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Minute® Jasmine Rice & Red Quinoa Cups
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 2 tbsp vinaigrette
- 2 oz cooked salmon
- sliced radish
Instructions
Mix together spinach, salmon, radishes, and vinaigrette along with Minute® Jasmine Rice & Red Quinoa Cups for this quick and easy recipe.
Step 1
Heat rice according to package directions.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, combine rice, spinach, and vinaigrette. Toss until spinach just starts to wilt.
Step 3
Top with salmon and radish
Recipe Tip
Substitute your favorite salad dressing for the vinaigrette.
What’s The Difference Between Baby Spinach and Regular Spinach?
The two are actually very similar as baby spinach is just spinach that has been harvested earlier. In terms of taste, baby spinach has a sweeter taste and a more tender texture than more mature spinach.
For another great recipe that calls for baby spinach, check out this Chicken and Spinach Risotto. If you like to include spinach in your salads, then why not learn how to make this Holiday Rice Salad or this Roasted Beet and Rice Salad.
How to Properly Cook Salmon
To get the best flavor out of your salmon you are going to want to make sure that you are cooking it properly and not overcooking it. Overcooked salmon can be hard, chalky and dry instead of tender, flaky, and full of flavor.
The best way to cook salmon is to use nothing higher than a medium heat. When you think your salmon is done, try pressing down on it with a fork or your finger. If the salmon flesh easily flakes that means it is done cooking and you can remove it from the heat.
Once you’ve mastered cooking salmon, take a look at this Southwest Barbeque Salmon and White Rice recipe or this Tiktok Salmon Bowl. For something warm and comforting, you can also make this Salmon and Rice Chowder.
How to Make Homemade Vinaigrette
If you eat a lot of salads, you will have surely come across vinaigrette before. Although you can buy ready-made vinaigrette in the store, making your own homemade vinaigrette will allow you to customize the flavor to your tastes and takes no time at all!
Simply mix together, olive oil, vinegar, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, garlic, salt and pepper with a fork until all the ingredients have been combined. Once you have your vinaigrette, you can either serve it immediately or keep it in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Try out different vinaigrette flavors with recipes such as this Baby Kale, Pineapple and Chicken Salad With Ponzu Vinaigrette or these All-In-One Shrimp Skewers With Grilled Rice.
Other Meal Inspiration
If you’re looking for something with Latin American flavor, check out our Mexican Rice Recipe.
