Salmon, Avocado, Grapefruit, and Watercress Salad

Salmon aids in weight loss because it decreases your appetite, boosts your metabolism, increases insulin sensitivity, and reduces your belly fat.  It also improves bone and muscle health, which is important for working out, a part of your weight loss journey.

Salmon, Avocado, Grapefruit, and Watercress Salad

Quick, less than 400 calories, tasty, and filling salad!

SERVINGS 4 people PREP TIME 20 min COOK TIME 8 mins TOTAL TIME 28 mins

Equipment

• Sharp paring knife
• Cutting board
• Baking sheet
• Foil
• Food thermometer
• Paper towels
• Whisk or fork

Ingredients

• 2 (4 to 6 oz) skin-on wild-caught salmon fillets, 1 inch thick
• 3-4 sprays of cold-pressed extra-virgin olive or canola spray oil 
• Salt and pepper
• 2 red grapefruit 
• 1 tbsp minced shallot
• 1 tspn white wine vinegar 
• 1 tspn dijon mustard
• 4 cups watercress, torn into bite-size pieces
• 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted, and sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, torn
• 1/4 cup blanched hazelnuts, toasted and chopped

Instructions

• Adjust oven rack to lowest position, place foil-lined rimmed baking sheet on rack, and heat oven to 500 degrees or broil.
• Pat salmon dry with paper towels, spray with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Reduce oven to 275 degrees. Carefully place salmon skin side down on prepared sheet.  Roast until center is still translucent when checked with food thermometer and registers 120 degrees (for medium-rare), 6 to 8 minutes. Let salmon cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Flake salmon into large 2-inch pieces.
• Meanwhile, cut away peel and pith from grapefruits. Holding fruit over bowl, use paring knife to slice between membranes to release segments. Measure out 2 tablespoons of grapefruit juice and transfer to a separate bowl.
• Whisk shallot, vinegar, mustard, and 1/2 teaspoon salt into grapefruit juice.  Whisking constantly, spray in three to four sprays of canola oil close to the bowl or omit the oil altogether. Arrange salmon pieces, grapefruit segments, and avocado on top of watercress.  Drizzle dressing over top, then sprinkle with mint and hazelnuts. Serve.

Notes

*If using farm-raised salmon, cook until the center of fillets registers 125 degrees.

Calories: 232.5 cal for one serving Cost: $40.26 for 4 @Trader Joe's Course: Lunch, Dinner Cuisine: Norwegian, Polynesian, Japanese Keyword: Polynesian Flavour, Warm, Salad, Citrus, Salmon

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