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Honey Sriracha Salmon Salad

Main, Soups and Salad, The Best January 17, 2021 · Updated: January 17, 2021 · Leave a Comment

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Fresh flavors and touch of sweet heat, Honey Sriracha Salmon Salad is an easy salad recipe perfect for a small gathering or meal for two. Zoodles, blackberries and a ginger honey salad dressing round out all the flavors in this bright main dish salad.

black bowl with zucchini noodles and a piece of roasted salmon on top with blackberries

Don’t you love a salad that is a meal? It’s seriously the best of all worlds in one bowl. And one that has clean ingredients and fresh flavor makes you feel good just eating it. Honey Sriracha Salmon Salad is exactly all those things. Sheet pan salmon over some spiralized zucchini noodles with a smattering of blackberries and cashews —YUMMO! And just try to not want to drink the honey ginger dressing.

Just sayin’.

As with a lot of my recipes, this is another recipe I call a “building block” —that’s because you can swap out what you don’t like and pop in what you do. Other building block recipes like this are my Farro with Three Green Veggies and Italian Arugula Salad. So good!

You get the idea. Back to this super easy salmon salad recipe…

two pieces of raw salmon with one being brushed with sauce

Make sticky salmon glaze

One of the best glazes for salmon is a sticky one, don’t you agree? That combo of sticky sweet coupled with the heat from the sriracha is one I could literally put on everything. Mix together:

  • honey
  • sriracha
  • soy sauce or tamari if you prefer a gluten-free option
  • apple cider vinegar
two pieces of roasted salmon on parchment covered baking sheet with a spatula

Best way to roast salmon

There are lots of ways to roast salmon but the high heat method is my favorite. You can broil it if you want to babysit it a little more but I find that cooking it at 450˚ is a good way to cook it while getting that sticky glaze on top.

  1. Place the salmon fillets on a sheet pan leaving some space in between.
  2. Brush the glaze over the top and sides of the salmon.
  3. Bake for 15 minutes until salmon is firm to the touch and registers 145˚ on a meat thermometer.

Now wasn’t that easy?

While the salmon is roasting, let’s spiralize some zucchini.

zucchini being spiralized

Do I have to spiralize my zucchini?

Of course not. As my husband would say, you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. Spiralizing is just a fancy way to trick our brains into thinking we are eating pasta. And there are def days where pasta like this Lemon Garlic Bucatini would be preferred. But spiralizing is cool, right? And we feel good after eating zoodles.

If you don’t have a spiralizer like this one, you can use:

  • a vegetable peeler
  • a mandoline
  • a large cheese grater or grater attachment on your food processor
whisk in glass measuring cup with salad dressing in it

Mix up the salad dressing

Nothing easier than this. Grab a measuring cup and to it you’ll add:

  • olive oil (or your favorite oil)
  • apple cider vinegar
  • minced ginger
  • minced garlic
  • honey
glass bowl of zucchini salad tossed with dressing and tongs

Assemble the salad

  1. Layer some zoodles (or whatever you’re using as your base) into a wide bowl.
  2. Toss with a little dressing.
  3. Top with a piece of spicy baked salmon.
  4. Sprinkle on some blackberries and cashews.
  5. Drizzle over some more dressing.
close up of a white fork twirling zucchini noodles with salmon and blackberries

Common questions about salmon salad

Do I have to use zucchini?

Of course not! You can spiralize carrots instead. Or skip spiralizing all together and use baby spinach or greens or even cold rice noodles.

How to make zoodles not soggy?

Zucchini is very watery but you can blot the zoodles dry immediately after spiralizing and eat them right away. If you’re not quite ready to eat, sprinkle on some salt and let the zoodles sit in a colander for about 10 minutes to release water. Wrap in paper towels to and lightly press to get out all the extra moisture.

Can I use a different kind of fish than salmon?

Of course! Mahi mahi would be a great substitute for salmon here. Epicurious has a great cheat sheet for swapping out different types of fish.

Can I leave out the sriracha?

Refer to the “do I have to spiralize my zucchini?” You do you, my friend!

Tips

For a few: Make as is! Or roast an extra piece of salmon for lunch the next day.

For a crew: Roast as many pieces of salmon as needed per person. Spiralize approximately one zucchini for every two people.

black bowl with zucchini noodles and a piece of roasted salmon on top with blackberries

Honey Sriracha Salmon Salad with Blackberries and Cashews

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An easy main dish salad that you can adjust based on the numbers!
Prep Time:15 mins
Cook Time:15 mins
Total Time:30 mins
Servings 2

Ingredients
 

For the salmon

  • 1½ Tablespoons honey
  • 1 Tablespoon sriracha
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 salmon fillets

For the dressing

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ⅛ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger, I use a zester like this one
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

For the salad

  • 1 large zucchini, or two smaller ones, ends removed.
  • 1/2 pint blackberries, washed and blotted dry
  • 1/2 cup roasted cashews, you can use raw or unsalted, if preferred.

Instructions

For the salmon

  • Preheat the oven to 450°.
  • Mix all of the glaze ingredients together in a small bowl.
  • Brush evenly over sides and top of salmon. If you don't use it all, that's ok. You can brush more on while the salmon is roasting.
  • Place the salmon on a middle rack and roast until a thermometer reaches 145° or about 10-15 minutes. Check after 10 minutes (and reglaze at this point).

For the dressing

  • In a measuring cup, whisk together all the ingredients and taste for seasoning. Add additional salt, pepper (or even vinegar!) to taste. Set aside.

For the salad

  • Using either a hand held or countertop spiralizer, spiralize your zucchini.
  • If eating right away, blot dry with paper towels. If not, sprinkle a little bit of salt and let sit in a colander for about 10 minutes. Blot until dry.
  • Divide the zucchini into 2 bowls. Place a piece of salmon on top. Sprinkle over the blackberries and cashews and drizzle over the dressing.
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Salad
Keyword: salmon salad, spicy salmon
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