I love to eat out. Part of it is the food, part of it is that I love being waited on and not having to do dishes. I also love getting ideas for my own kitchen, particularly salads. I love a really good salad, but always feel like mine are a little lacking in creativity. Great American Restaurants, however, make a salad that I love so much that I hardly order anything else. Coastal Flats, Silverado's, Artie's, and all the others all have a variation of this salad. It's the Short Smoked Salmon Salad. Obviously salmon is the key component: a nice fillet right on top of a bed of field greens. I also always opt for the fried goat cheese for an additional $1. This brings the salad to about $17. Last night, I decided that it was time to create my own version.
I went to Wegman's and picked up salmon. Since we don't have a smoker, I decided to grill instead (or rather, have DH grill for me). I picked up french cut green beans and pee-wee potatoes. Our salad greens came from the farmers' market (we buy a big bag each week).
It was beautiful.
It was also delicious. Depending on which restaurant, sometimes it comes with asparagus, sometimes it comes with green beans. I made the decision based on what looked freshest. Sometimes it also has tomatoes or grilled onions. I kept it pretty simple, to let the salmon and goat cheese shine.
Serves 4.
Ingredients:
4 salmon fillets
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