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Baked Salmon and Easy Pasta Salad

Course: Salad

Ingredients
  

  • 44 ounce (113g) boneless salmon fillets
  • 1 box 8 ounces (227g) Chickapea Pasta shells
  • 2 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 11/2 cups (223g) grapes tomatoes, halved
  • 11/2 cups (223g) zucchini, sliced thinly
  • 2 spring onions, chopped. Use all of it.
  • 2 lemons, for juice and garnish
  • handful parsley, dill and basil
  • 2 tbsp (30mL) freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp (30mL) extra virgin olive oil
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup (150g) feta or goat cheese for topping

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
  2. Place salmon on parchment paper on baking sheet. Salt and pepper to taste and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Let sit for a few minutes while you prepare the salad.
  3. Cook pasta according to directions, drain and rinse.
  4. In a large bowl, add, garlic, grape tomatoes, zucchini, spring onions, basil and parsley.
  5. In a small bowl, combine dressing ingredients and mix well. Add to vegetables and toss lightly.
  6. Place baking sheet with salmon in oven for 8-10 minutes depending on thickness of fillets.
  7. Prepare each plate with a serving of salad and top with salmon a slice of lemon, fresh dill and remaining parsley and basil.

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