Salmon Macaroni Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN SALMON PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Drain, rinse in cold water, drain well, and place in a serving bowl.
• Top pasta with cucumber, tomatoes, and shallot. Break up salmon and sprinkle on top.
• Whisk olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, lemon-pepper seasoning, mustard, salt, and dill in a small bowl for the vinaigrette. Drizzle over the salad and toss gently to combine.

PASTA SALAD WITH POPPY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; rinse with cold water and drain. Place in a large bowl; add cheese, broccoli, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes and onions. In a blender, combine vinegar, sugar, garlic, onion, mustard and salt; gradually add oil, blending until smooth. Add poppy seeds. Pour over pasta mixture and toss. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

SALMON PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss the pasta, salmon, tomatoes, cucumber and onion. For dressing, combine the oil, lemon or lime juice, dill, garlic, salt and pepper; mix well. Pour over pasta. Cover and chill. Serve over lettuce.

SALMON AND POTATO SALAD WITH LEMON POPPY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes until just tender. When potatoes are just tender add the snowpeas to saucepan and cook for just 1 minute and immediatley drain under cold running water. Allow to mix to cool.
• Halve the potatoes and arrange in a serving bowl with snowpeas, salmon and capsicum .
• Combine yoghurt, lemon juice, rind and poppy seeds, season to taste and drizzle over salad.
• Garnish with spring onions.

SALMON SALAD WITH SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• Steam the potatoes and beans in a steamer basket set over a pan of boiling water for 8 mins. Arrange the salmon fillets on top and steam for a further 6-8 mins, or until the salmon flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• Meanwhile, mix the dressing ingredients together along with the clementine juice. If eating straightaway, divide the salad leaves between two plates and top with the warm potatoes and beans and the clementine slices. Arrange the salmon fillets on top, scatter over the herbs and spoon over the dressing. If taking to work, prepare the potatoes, beans and salmon the night before, then pack into a rigid airtight container with the salad leaves kept separate. Put the salad elements together and dress just before eating to prevent the leaves from wilting.

SALMON MACARONI SALAD WITH POPPY SEED DRESSING

Steps:

• Bring 2 quarts of water to boil. add a dash of salt.
• Add macaroni and cook to ala dente. Do not rinse.
• Note: I stir macaroni, put a lid on the pot and turn the heat off.
• Check after a few minutes. Macaroni will cook in the hot water.
• Drain, do not rinse.
• Mix the ingredients for the dressing and put in refrigerator to chill.
• In salad bowl, add macaroni, salmon celery and hard boiled eggs and olives.
• Mix gently. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill if desired.
• Mix the chilled dressing in the salad.
• Serve with crackers.