Greens Topped with Salmon and Dill: The Heart of the Matter

Ilva of Lucillian Delights is hosting the latest Heart of the Matter blog event with the theme of quick and easy (and healthy!) meals to help us all get through the cooking and eating frenzy between now and the new year. You can find round-ups for previous HotM events here.

My go-to meal when I'm craving something simple and healthy is completely no-cook and so ridiculously easy that I'm almost embarrassed to be writing about it, yet every time I serve it to company they seem to think it's complex and fancy (my favorite kind of recipe!). My sister introduced me to this idea for a very clean-tasting salad of greens topped with thinly sliced smoked salmon, lemon juice, capers and dill. It's been a menu-regular ever since.

Greens Topped with Salmon and Dill
One package of cured/smoked salmon (I usually buy Nova Scotia) will make two very satisfying salads.

Toss your choice of greens with 1 tablespoon of good olive oil (we sometimes use a gorgeous olive oil infused with meyer lemon) and arrange them on two plates. Carefully layer the thin slices of salmon over the greens. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over each salad. Top with capers and as much fresh (roughly chopped) dill as you like. Sometimes I add a little finely chopped red onion. Season with black pepper.

Comments

[ilva]

Couldn't be more perfect for this month's theme! Thanks a lot!

[Karyn]

Now that's a no-cook dinner done right! (I'm glad you didn't include a recipe for Rice Krispies with sliced fruit and milk) :)

[Adele]

I think exam period has drained all the omega-3 fatty acids from my overtaxed brain... just the thought of fish (smoked or fresh) is enough to make me hungry.

Where might I find that Meyer-lemon-infused olive oil? It sounds lovely. :)

[myfrenchkitchen]

Oh Anne, I'm all for simple, which is when you do get to the real flavours of eac ingredient. And this is a lovely combination, fresh and clean...capers, dill and salmon, just perfect! I once made a potato salad, which I thought was very inventive and when we sat down for dinner, my youngest(very outspoken) pushed around the salad and commented that the salad was too complicated to eat. She feels confused among all the flavours! And she was dead right. Well, that brought me back to "humble"!
ronell

[Ann]

ilva, well... "quick and easy" were the operative words and it just doesn't get much quicker or easier. :-)

Karyn, would I EVER post such a thing? :-)

Adele, when are those damned exams over, anyway?

Ronell, my favorite dishes are those that let the ingredients speak for themselves, as this one does.

[Adele]

Last exam on Thursday. I can't wait. :)

[Deborah]

Salmon and dill are one of my favorite combinations. This sounds wonderful!