Lime'n'thyme salmon with quinoa basil salad. Add quinoa, peppers, cilantro and pistachios; toss to combine. Serve the salmon with the salad. Combine cooked quinoa, halved cherry tomatoes, diced cucumber and onion, chopped basil leaves and salmon, in a large mixing bowl. Season with the remaining salt and freshly ground black pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and the salad dressing on top, and toss gently to combine.

This Salmon Quinoa Salad is a light, healthy and filling summer dish with a zesty creamy dressing, perfect for and easy dinner, or lunch. Its crispy pan fried salmon, together with a quinoa salad of cucumber, mint, coriander, Spanish red onion, baked sweet potato, capsicum and optional chickpeas and lightly toasted walnuts. This salmon recipe is one of my faves. You can cook Lime'n'thyme salmon with quinoa basil salad using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Lime'n'thyme salmon with quinoa basil salad

Prepare of Salmon 400gm (substitute -Tilapia).
Prepare 4 tbsp of Thyme (fresh or dry).
It's 1 tbsp of garlic paste.
Prepare 3-4 tbsp of lemon juice.
You need to taste of Salt and pepper.
Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil for saute/grill.
It's of Quinoa basil salad.
You need 1/2 cup of cleaned and washed quinoa, boiled(substitute-boiled corn.
It's 1/2 of medium onion.
Prepare 1 of medium tomato.
It's Handful of basil leaves(substitute-coriander).
It's 1 tbsp of olive oil.
It's 1 of lemon.
It's 1/2 of avocado.
It's Handful of greens_lettuce/ spinach.
Prepare to taste of Salt and pepper.
Prepare 8-10 of Almonds.

Super to easy make and soooo flavorful. I gave it a much needed makeover both with photos and an updated recipe. Let me show you what I did. How To Make Quinoa Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette.

Lime'n'thyme salmon with quinoa basil salad step by step

Clean and wash the salmon. Mix salt, pepper, garlic paste and thyme in a plate. Coat the fish from both sides and keep in the refrigerator to marinate for 30 minutes..
Meanwhile wash the greens. Chop onion, tomato, basil leaves into bite size pieces. Mix them with boiled quinoa or corn. Add salt and pepper to taste, drizzle the olive oil and lemon juice..
Slice the avocado and almonds. Heat a heavy bottomed skillet or grill pan, add 2 tbsp olive oil and fry the salmon from both sides. Begin from skinless side first for 5 minutes. Turn and cook from the other side for 4-5minutes or until done. The actual time will depend on the size of the fish..
To assemble the salad, add the leaves in a salad bowl, toss in the quinoa or corn. Add the almonds and avocado slices. Serve with hot grilled salmon and lemon slices. Enjoy!!.

So first things first, you make the vinaigrette. The basil dressing adds brightness to each forkful! This Healthy Basil Lime Quinoa Salad Recipe is the perfect summer side dish. Great for bringing to picnics, meal prepping, or a healthy snack! Thank you Village Harvest for sponsoring this post.