Thai Salmon Salad

Submitted by chia2160

"i got this in my email sept 2003,and it looked perfect for these long summer days- and it is."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 59.16 ml fish sauce
• 59.16 ml lime juice
• 9.85 ml brown sugar
• 4 Thai chiles, chopped
• 680.38 g salmon fillets
• 4.92 ml olive oil
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 large tomatoes, chopped
• 236.59 ml chopped fresh basil
• mixed greens

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Prepare the dressing by combining the fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar and chopped chiles in a small bowl; set aside.
3. Place the salmon filet on a baking tray, and rub olive oil over.
4. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until easily flaked.
5. Let cool for at least 15 minutes.
6. Place salmon filet into a big bowl; use fork to break salmon meat into big chunks.
7. Add onion, tomato and basil; pour dressing over, and toss lightly until well mixed.
8. Place mixture on lettuce leaves, and serve immediately.

Reviews

[CASunshine]

This was very good! A wonderful mixture of sweet, salty and slightly spicy. Next time I'll use more chile pepper as I think I'd like it with a little more kick! Will make a great hot weather meal!

 

[PalatablePastime]

Wonderful! I must admit when I first read the recipe I was a little worried that the salmon wouldn't have a lot of flavor since it wasn't marinated or anything. Yet, the dressing holds so much flavor that it really complements the salad nicely. The heat in this was mildly hot since the chilies were spread out over such a large area, so if you like things spicy, plan on having a few more peppers on hand. Yet it was spicy enough to still be enjoyable. Overall, this was a refreshing salad that is great for summer and reminding one of summer when the days of summer are long gone. I think if you had a chance, grilling the salmon for the salad might be a great idea, too. I'll be making this often! Thanks for posting, Chia!

 

[Sharon123]

Oh, I just loved this salad! I halved it and only added 1 slice of jalapeno chile pepper. Thank you so much for this one!!!

 

[Lt. Amy]

Very good. It is nice to have a recipe so low in calories that is this satisfying. Next time I'll use a little less fish sauce however, it was a little overbearing. Also, I only needed to cook the fish 15 minutes and it was perfectly done. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Derf2440]

mmm A lovely flavourful salad ! I cooked the salmon the night before a luncheon with a friend. Instead of olive oild I sprayed the salmon with veggie spray to cut a few colories. Other than that I followed the recipe as posted., very easy to put together and quick because I cut the veggies and made the dressing earlier in the day.The dressing was a wonderful combination of flavours that complimented the salmon, veggies and greens. We loved it and I will be making it again. A wonderful luncheon/dinner salad ! Thanks Chia!!