During the winter I feel like I turn into a tiny bear that wants to do nothing but eat warm and comforting food and lay in bed whenever it’s dark…which turns out to be surprising amount of the day. As we all know, this actually isn’t very good for people. So, to try and swing myself out of the exhaustion that comes at sundown, I decided to try to eat a little differently for a few days. I basically ate like it was summer, and by that I mean lots of salads, fresh fruits and vegetables, and grilled or roasted meats. Heavy cold-weather dishes definitely warm you up from the inside out, but sometimes they can make you feel a bit groggy, especially after you’ve been eating them non-stop for 4 months, like I have. So, with a Clean Slate cookbook in tow, I dove right in.
All the recipes in the cookbook involve lots of minimally processed foods and fresh ingredients, and they sound really, realllly good which made it a whole lot easier to cook from. The swiss chard salad with a fried egg became my morning staple, and the seasoned roasted cauliflower became a new and easy favorite snack. I wanted to make my favorite recipe for this post, and kept going back and forth between the recipe shared here and the sautéed mushrooms with toasted flatbread and baked eggs (seriously omg. I love eggs SO MUCH.) Buuuut the combination of salmon and avocado pretty much always wins. It’s like the healthier and equally tasty version of salmon and cream cheese! So, so good.
After eating like this for three days, I honestly felt much more awake in the evening hours than I have for a really long time. Being able to go out at night without constantly yawning has been amazing, but not having to sacrifice delicious food for it has been the best part. But the best best part is that the kind folks over at Martha Stewart Living have offered to giveaway a copy of their Clean Slate cookbook, Martha Stewart Essentials Women’s Mutli-Vitamins, and Hair, Skin & Nails vitamins to one of you! To enter, please use the rafflecopter widget below. The entry period ends 2/23 at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time. Best of luck, everyone!!!
Grapefruit, Salmon and Avocado Salad
Ingredients
- 2 skinless wild salmon fillets about 5 ounces each
- coarse salt + fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil plus more for serving
- 2 scallions trimmed and thinly sliced
- 1 Ruby Red grapefruit peeled and sliced
- 1 avocado halved, peeled, pitted, & sliced
- 2 cups trimmed mixed tender greens
- lime wedges for drizzling
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Season the salmon with the salt and paper and place in a baking dish. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with 1 of the sliced scallions. Roast until partially opaque in the middle, about 10 minutes. Remove it from the oven and allow it to cool slightly, then break the salmon up into large pieces.
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Place the salmon on a serving dish and top with remaining scallion, the grapefruit, avocado, and greens. Drizzle with the olive oil and lime, and top with more salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
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So many of my favorite things in one glorious salad!! Loving this combination, not to mention, the colors!
Sues
Best salad I ever had… hmmm.. probably at True Food Kitchen: greens, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, blueberries, goat cheese, and chicken breast with a citrus vinaigrette. Sounds weird but tastes great!
wow, salmon and grapefruit, what an intriguing combination! definitely going to be trying that, I have both in my fridge now. And I agree with wholeheartedly, eating lighter, brighter foods makes for a lighter and brighter being. Beautiful recipe, excited to try it!
Great pics… hmmm, the best salad included a lot of cheese =)
I totally understand what you mean by winter meals being groggy. I'm so ready for a spring palette full of light food & flavor. This book looks and sounds amazing, based off this recipe and your description (toast with mushrooms and eggs!!). And for my favorite salad, I think it was an autumn salad, filled with spinach, pears, walnuts, and gorgonzola cheese.
Thank you for this recipe Eva! You've presented it so beautifully, as always, and I can't wait to try it out.
spinach, beetroot and pomegrante salad with a yoghurt-cumin-chili-rock salt dressing
This looks amazingly light and summery! A perfect way to balance the winter gloom!
THIS salad looks like it could be the best salad i've ever had 🙂
I am going to try this. I think I can convince my meat and potato husband to love this!
OMG this pictures look amazing Absolutely adore your blog <3<3
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The best salad I've ever had was a salade niçoise. It probably wasn't even that good, but I had just moved to Paris for a few months, and I was exploring the left bank on my own when I ended up at mythic Café Saint-Germain. I felt so good on that sunny day: free, independant… And I enjoyed every bite of that salad 🙂
The best salad ever (humblebrag :P) was my gorgeous Asian quinoa salad with avocado, cucumber and a sesame dressing. My mouth is watering now haha! I love the photography and this salad looks AMAZING Eva!
I would have never guessed to combine salmon and grapefruit, but this looks incredible. I would love to try out the rest of the recipes from this cookbook!
maggie
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We're obsessed with warm brussels salads!
Greek salads are my favorite!
Absolutely beautiful photos! I'm eating a lot of eggs, salmon and avocados these days, it's what my body is craving for some reason. This salad looks ad sounds delicious!
Thank you for inspiring tonight's dinner since I'm void of luscious menu ideas today. Now I have this stewing in my head! Whew 🙂
The best salad I've ever had is one we make at home with spring mix, chicken, udon noodles, carrots, celery & Asian sesame dressing. I love the cold noodles in the salad! We usually make a loaf of beer bread to go with it. Such a simple & satisfying dinner.
Oh! And sesame sticks! Can't forget those. 🙂
This salad sounds delicious! I have way too many favorite salads, so I'm just going to go for the ultra classic: butter lettuce with homemade dijon vinaigrette, slivered red onion, and some salt and pepper. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
Perfect photos, as always, Eva. Love, love, love!! 🙂
Yummy pics and salad! My favourite salad would have to be the one I made quite recently, tofu marinated in tamari, ginger, garlic, chilli powder & a splash of brown rice syrup, fried in coconut oil. The salad is based on baby spinach and finely chopped kale, then massaged with pumpkin seed oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, a bit of brown rice syrup and some mustard. Other toppings include avocado, pomegranate seeds, chikpeas, pecans and fresh apple slices. Some quinoa is nice to add too if you're trying to make it into a meal.
Hands down my favorite salad is a spinach salad with pears, gorgonzola cheese, pecans, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries and a citrus vinaigrette. absolute perfection.
The best I ever had had cubes of watermelon, basil sprouts, arugula, diced olives, sea salt, and a balsamic drizzle.
For me, it's a chicken salad with candied nuts, roasted onions, and blue cheese. So good!
The best salad I have ever had, so far? It was a mixed green salad with frisée, spinach, and red lettuce, with toasted pecans, goat cheese, blood oranges, avocado, dates, and pulled, roasted chicken. The dressing was a simple squeeze of lemon, along with olive oil and salt and pepper. Your salad recipe sounds amazing!
kale tahini lemon garlic sweet potato tart apple pickled red onion
my favorite salad is fresh mixed greens from the farmers market – simple yes but when in season so good
I'm going to make this recipe tonight. I'm going to be home late so this is just perfect. I have a couple of blood oranges in my fruit bowl so am going to substitute them for the grapefruit. These blood oranges will be my first of the season and I want to do them proud – this recipe, I know will do just that . Thanks for sharing 🌷
This salad looks and sounds delicious. I am hoping you are feeling better.. All the best!
I can't get enough of citrus fruit in winter (currently, in love with bitter oranges & making marmalade) but find the combination of grapefruit with avocado & salmon (yum) utterly delicious. Wonderful pictures, Eva.
Nicole @ thejameskitchen
The best salad I ever had contained kale, beets, chickpeas, mandarin oranges, parmesan cheese and balsamic dressing. An interesting mix of flavors, but I loved it!
Cobb Salad always has been and always will be my favorite!
lovely salad great giveaway
Hi!
So, my favorite salad is not one I have tried to recreate at home…although I should. It's the Kale and Edamame Bistro salad with lemon herb dressing from Trader Joe's. It is so good! Crunchy and Tangy and Delicious!
~megan
I totally feel ya on the dark winter days, warming foods, and groggy bear morphs. This looks like an awesome new book to get us out of that winter slog.
Best salad for me is. roasted beets with goat cheese, roasted hazelnuts and fresh basil
Mmmm I love salad. Especially with delicious and fantastic things! This looks yummy.
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One of the best salads I've ever had was made with lots of Kale, spinach, avocado and pecans. Topped with a creamy homemade dressing. Thanks for this awesome giveaway, your photography and creativity is stunning. Per usual.
Jasmine Barr.
I'm crazy about salads and I've had so many wonderful ones which makes it hard to say what the best one was. One of my favorite was mixed greens and fresh strawberries in a balsamic vinaigrette with grilled halloumi cheese. So simple, but the cheese made it spectacular.
The best salad is with tomatoes , onions and carrots – shaunie
I LOVE citrusy salads when I'm feeling a bit of winter laziness.
My favourite salad ever is the sweet apple salad at this local restaurant here in Halifax, the Wooden Monkey. They only use local, organic, ethical ingredients, and this salad is seriously the most delicious thing ever! Fresh goat's cheese, honey crisp apples, nuts, greens, onion, and a mapley mustardy dressing!
The best salad I ever had had greens, beets, goat cheese and walnuts.
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