Easy Spring Salmon Salad with Paleo Ranch (AIP)

This Easy Spring Salmon Salad is refreshing, flavorful and super simple to throw together. Plus, it’s AIP, Paleo and anti-inflammatory. Not only is it delicious on day one, it’s also great for quick and easy meal prep!

How to make this Easy Spring Salmon Salad

This recipe makes an excellent quick lunch or light dinner. Just wash and prep a few spring veggies, roast some salmon and drizzle with a delicious paleo and AIP-compliant ranch dressing and your salad is ready!

Ingredients you’ll need for the Spring Salmon Salad:

Salmon – the star of the show. Protein, omega-3 and nutrient-packed for optimal nutrition and anti-inflammatory properties. If available, opt for wild salmon, rather than farmed, for it’s superior nutritional profile.

Baby Spinach – the beautiful green bed on which this salad is built.

Cucumber – a crisp, refreshing spring vegetable that adds some satisfying crunch to this salad.

Radishes – a pungent, flavorful spring vegetable that adds color and variety.

Fresh Chives – another fantastic spring veggie that adds bold flavor, texture and nutrients.

Avocado – for that creamy, satisfying flavor and texture that provides some healthy fats to help this salad stick with you and keep you full.

Ingredients you’ll need for the Paleo/AIP Ranch Dressing:

Coconut yogurt – the kind from coconut milk. Not coconut-flavored dairy yogurt. If you’re having a tough time finding store-bought coconut yogurt without any additives, gums or fillers, try this super simple homemade coconut yogurt recipe. It works great for this ranch dressing.

Dried herbs and spices – break open your spice cabinet for a quick and easy homemade ranch blend.

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Equipment needed

You don’t need much in the way of kitchen equipment to put this Spring Salmon Salad together. Just grab a sheet pan to roast the salmon, and a knife and cutting board to slice your veggies. I absolutely love my mandoline for super quick veggie slicing, but it’s not 100% necessary.

You’ll also need a small mason jar or dressing bottle to bring together the Paleo Ranch Dressing. You can mix it in a blender, with an immersion blender, or just with a good old fashioned spoon. Your choice.

Bring it all together

Preheat the oven to 425ºF. While the oven preheats, wash and prep the spinach, cucumber, radishes, chives and avocado.

Place the salmon fillets on a lined sheet pan and drizzle with avocado oil and a sprinkle of sea salt. Roast at 425º for 10-12 minutes, or until the salmon is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork.

While the salmon roasts, add all the Paleo Ranch ingredients to a small blender and blitz to combine. (In a pinch, I have been known to just mix this with a spoon and it tastes just as good).

Divide the spinach, cucumber slices, radish slices, chives and avocado slices among four plates. Top each with a salmon fillet and drizzle with ranch. Sprinkle with extra sea salt to taste. Enjoy!

How to meal prep Spring Salmon Salad with Paleo Ranch

This recipe is not only a quick and easy meal; it also works great for meal prep! Just slice the veggies, cook the salmon, and mix the dressing ahead of time. Store the individual ingredients separately in airtight containers in the fridge and assemble the salads just before eating. The ingredients should store for up to 3-5 days in the fridge. Perfect for meal prepping your lunches for the week!

Other recipes to try

Looking for more easy and healthy AIP salmon recipes? Try one of these recipes next:

Paleo Salmon Power Bowls in a Sheet Pan (AIP)

10-Minute Lemon Turmeric Grilled Salmon (AIP, Paleo)

15-Minute Grilled Salmon & Asparagus with Cilantro-Lime Sauce

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