This salad is AMAZING, you must try it! The wine used to cook the salmon gives it great flavor and don’t worry you won’t get drunk 🙂 I’ll be making a step-by-step video for this recipe at home, and that will be posted soon!
Thank you Bill Wixey and the Q13 FOX News team!
xoxo
-Amber
Poached Salmon Salad with Goat Cheese and Tarragon Herb Dressing (a.k.a. I’m-in-Heaven Salad)
When I was four years old, I named this the I’m-in-Heaven Salad because it is so delicious—even at a young age, I could tell when I tasted a masterpiece! The cool thing about this salad is that it looks really fancy, but it’s actually super simple to make. This salad is filled with amazing flavors from the fragrant dressing, tangy goat cheese, the bite from the onion, and the tender, poached salmon. I wasn’t kidding when I named this dish.
chill time 1 hour
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
Poached salmon:
- 4 (6-ounce/170 g salmon fillets about 1-inch/2.5 cm thick
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- About 2 cups/475 ml dry white wine
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup/60 ml Champagne vinegar
- 11/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup/120 ml grapeseed oil
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh tarragon
To assemble:
- 2 5-ounce/140 g packages mixed baby greens
- 1/2 red onion sliced thinly with a mandoline
- 3 to 4 ounces/85 to 115 g goat cheese crumbled (optional)
- Chives for garnish optional
- Zucchini for serving optional; see directions
Instructions
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Prepare the salmon: Place the salmon in a 10-inch/25.5 cm skillet. The salmon should fit tightly in the pan. This way it doesn’t require as much wine to cover the fillets. Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Add enough wine to the skillet to cover the fillets. If the wine doesn’t completely cover the fish, add water to make up the difference.
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Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until the salmon is cooked, about 7 minutes. Using a spatula, transfer the salmon to a plate and refrigerate until chilled.
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Prepare the dressing: In a bowl, stir together the vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper. Add grapeseed oil in a steady stream while whisking until the dressing is well blended. Stir in the herbs.
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Assemble the salad: In a bowl, combine the mixed greens and red onion. Break the salmon into big bite-size chunks, add the dressing, and toss to coat. Top with goat cheese and chives, if using, and serve immediately.
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I love serving this salad in zucchini rings. To do this, use a mandoline to thinly slice a zucchini lengthwise into ribbons. Take two long ribbons and overlap the ends, creating a ring. If the ribbons don’t stick, dabbing a little water on the ends will help. Place the circle on a plate, fill it with salad, top with goat cheese, and sprinkle with chives.