Avocado Salmon Salad Recipe (VIDEO)
This avocado salmon salad is a keeper! It is loaded with all of the best ingredients; crunchy cucumber, crisp lettuce and juicy pan seared salmon. The fresh lemon dill dressing is so easy and gives this salad amazing flavor.
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This recipe takes than 30 minutes, start to finish so it is perfect for busy weeknights and so impressive for entertaining. This salad always gets rave reviews. It is an easy, excellent salad. You will savor every bite.
Watch How to Make the Best Avocado Salmon Salad:
Is your mouth watering yet? This really is as good as it looks. The flavor profile is similar to one of our most popular recipes of all time (this chicken salad). Enjoy this my friends. P.S. Scroll down to print the full recipe.
Easy Avocado Salmon Salad Ingredients:
You really can’t go wrong with this list of ingredients. If you love salmon and avocados, I hope this becomes a new favorite for you!
Tools We Used to Make This Recipe (affiliate links):
- Mixing and Prep Bowls (these are used all-the-time in our kitchen)
- Non-Stick Saute Pan (10″)
- Boos Blocks Cutting Board (favorite!)
Tips for Serving and Storing Leftovers:
If you prefer, you can break up the cooked salmon filet into bite-sized chunks and toss it with the salad.
This salad tastes and serves best fresh. Since the romaine and cucumbers will begin to soften from the addition of salt in the dressing, I suggest not adding dressing until ready to serve.
More Salmon Recipes to Discover:
These are some of our top rated salmon recipes (reader and family favorites!). I hope you love everything you try.
- Baked Salmon with Garlic and Dijon
- One Pan Salmon and Asparagus
- Salmon Cakes with Homemade Tartar Sauce
⬇Print-Friendly Avocado Salmon Salad Recipe:
Avocado Salmon Salad Recipe
Ingredients
Ingredients for Salmon Salad:
- 1 lb salmon filets, boneless, skinless, Cut into 4 fillets
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 Tbsp olive oil to sauté
Ingredients for Lemon Dill Salad Dressing:
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice, from 2 medium lemons
- 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp dill, finely chopped
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Ingredients for Avocado Salmon Salad:
- 1 romaine lettuce , (1 medium head or 6 cups chopped)
- 1/2 English cucumber, sliced
- 6 radishes, thinly sliced
- 1/2 small red onion, (1/2 cup) thinly sliced
- 2 avocados, pitted, peeled and sliced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients: 3 Tbsp lemon juice, 3 Tbsp olive oil, 2 Tbsp dill, 1 tsp sea salt and 1/8 tsp black pepper. Stir together and set aside.
- Season both sides of salmon filets with 1 tsp garlic salt and 1/8 tsp pepper, or season to taste.
- Heat 1/2 Tbsp oil in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Once oil is hot, add salmon and cook 3-4 minutes per side or until golden and cooked through (cook time can vary depending on thickness of salmon filet). Remove salmon to a plate and spoon 1 teaspoon of the dressing over each filet. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Arrange salad ingredients in the salad bowl: 6 cups romaine lettuce, sliced english cucumber, sliced radishes, 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion, and sliced avocados. Drizzle with remaining lemon dressing and toss to combine. Divide between 4 plates and top each plate with a salmon filet.
Nutrition Per Serving
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Q: Have you tried salmon paired with avocado? It is a winning combination! If you try this recipe, let me know how much you loved it in a comment below ;).
Natasha Kravchuk
Hi! I'm Natasha Kravchuk. Here you'll find delicious, trusted recipes with easy step-by-step photos and videos. 
I’ve made several of your top notch salads, Presentation, tip, how-to, excellent. Do not like onions, I make the effort with the 2 very thin slices of red onion, I use thin slices of Sweet Vidalia onion, will try with scallion sliced thinly, Thank you for sharing.
Sounds good that you’ve been enjoying your recipes. Thanks a lot for sharing that with us!
Hey! Love all your recipes! I literally make at least 3 a week!! Just wanted to mention that in your “instructions” you left off the olive oil. I saw it above in your other notes and also in your video just in time to add it! Whew!
Thank you so much for bringing that to my attention. I have fixed it in the recipe.
This is so good and summery. I made it as written except I cubed the salmon and then sauteed it.
I love your website, videos, recipes! So many sites don’t have much seafood. You do.
THANK YOU
Hi Marilou! So glad you enjoy my recipe. We love our seafood dishes. 🙂 Thank you for the wonderful review.
I made the avocado salmon recipe tonight for Christmas dinner and it went over great. I will want to make again. It was not hard to make and so good
Hi Paula, glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the review.
i love your recipes.
specially Salmon and avocado salad. you make everything seem so simple and easy to do.
thank you
Thank you for your good comments and feedback, Heather. Appreciate it!
Amazing salads , we have tried almost all of them never disappointed
I’m so glad you enjoyed that, Caroline!
Hi natasha
I love your cooking can you post videoes of your cooking on my email plz.
Thank you, Raj. You may subscribe to my newsletters here.
Made this for my wife and daughters last night and they loved it. I pan seared it in a cast iron skillet. I added a little basil, oregano and dill from our garden and it was so good. They want this weekly now!!
Hi Rob, I’m so happy to hear that you loved the salad. Thank you for sharing that with me!
Dressing recipe needs changing. 1 tsp of salt was WAY too much. I literally needed to rinse the dressing off my salad to make it edible. I’d take it down to 1/4 tsp salt for your palette and health.
Hi Jenn, you can add salt to taste but also keep in mind we use sea salt and if you use a finer salt like table salt, you would want to use a little less.
I agree with Jenn above. The dressing was way too salty and I used NZ sea salt. It looked a lot so I cut it in half, but it was still too much. Otherwise the salad was excellent. Thank you for the recipe 🥰
Making this for luncheon tomorrow.Thank you .Great video!
I hope you love this recipe, Denise! Thank you for the great review!
I am making this tonight… it looks so good, can’t wait
Hi Tina, I hope you love this recipe!
I love the cooking with you I like it
I’m so happy to hear that!
Enjoyed this salad tonight for dinner! Halved the recipe since it was just for my husband and me. Added a little chopped celery and cherry tomatoes. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe!
You’re welcome! I’m so happy you enjoyed it, Jewell!
This was a fantastic recipe!!! Everything about it was perfect. Crunchy, creamy textures.. and that dill was a great touch! Loved it!
That’s so great! It sounds like you have a new favorite, Tracy!
Looks great but not a recipe for anyone with hypertension. 1224mg of sodium?!?!
I was looking for something healthy to make and this popped up on FB. It looked like the perfect meal for my family. Off to the grocery store I went and an hour later I was a chopping fool. It turned out so great that my wife now wants me to take over as the cooking duties. Not sure if I should thank you or curse you (lol). It was delicious and will become a house favorite… Thanks Natasha!!
I love that you gave this a go Rob & I’m sorry? lol. Thank you for that wonderful review and I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe!
I love your presentation style-upbeat and honest. Easy to follow and fun-very thorough also
Aww you’re so nice! Thank you, Linda! I’m so happy you are enjoying our blog!
can’t wait to make this, tonights dinner, looks great
I hope you love it!!!
Your recipes are fantastic. Just stop saying “so” as much.
Thanks for your feedback Ashley.
She said it twice. That’s it lol
Loving the recipe. Gonna try it out tonight.
Hope you love it! Thanks Katherine!
Amazing salad and so easy! Will definitely make again. Thanks so much!
You’re welcome! I’m happy you enjoyed that!
Amazing recipe. Can’t wait to try.
Thank you for that wonderful compliment!
This is so good! Thank you!!! Not hard to eat healthy with this meal.
Can’t beat delicious AND healthy! Thank you for sharing your great review, Delaine!
AMAZING! I had some leftover grilled salmon from dinner last night along with a bin full of veggies. Popped online and came across this recipe. I had all the ingredients (substituting 2 tsp dried dill for the 2 tablespoons fresh) and threw it together for lunch. So good! With every bite I kept thinking it tasted as good as any salad I could get at a restaurant but it whipped up quick at home! Thanks for posting!
Hi Gina, welcome to our site and thank you for such a great review 😀. We have many other delicious salads so feel free to test them out. I hope you’ll find many new favorites here 😀
Made this for dinner last night. My husband and I both loved it. Meals seldom get comment around here but got compliments last night.
Thank you for such a nice review Sandra and for making the recipe 😀
I’m a loyal subscriber, cooking for my working wife in retirement.
This recipe might be “easy”, but it took me at least an hour to put together.
There are a lot of steps, actually.
Please be more realistic.
Hi William, thank you so much for subscribing and for sharing your feedback.
Hi William
We buy the frozen salmon filets in Costco freezer area. Each bag has individually wrapped salmon filets— ready for quick defrost and cook. We find them the perfect size and love our easy dinners.
can’t wait to try it
It’s so delicious Nat, I hope you love it!
This looks fantastically good. The dressing sounds perfect to me, but do you have a suggestion for a family member who isn’t fond of lemon (she does love all the other ingredients though)? Love your blog!
Hi Martha, You might try lime juice but I would use a little less or to taste since it has a little stronger flavor or try a basic vinaigrette to dress the salmon salad instead and it would still be very tasty!
Can’t wait to try this. Looks amazing!
It has so much flavor, I hope you love it!
My daughter is keto these days and I’m seeking good ideas for when she comes to dinner. I will make it for me though even if she’s not interested. It looks mouthwatering.
I hope you both can enjoy this popular recipe Michelle, please let me know what you think!
I saw this recipe last night…ran to the store , bought everything. Eating it all up right now!!
So easy to make. So fresh. Thank you!
You’re welcome Anna! I’m glad the recipe is everything you hoped it would be. Thanks for sharing your excellent review!
I’ve been following your blog for about five YEARS now and I have to admit that your recipes helped me become a better cook! You’re an inspiration, Natasha <3
Oh, of course this recipe is bomb dot com, too!
I’m glad you love the recipe Tiffany! Thanks for following and sharing your thoughtful, encouraging comments! 🙂
I made this and it was absolutely delicious!! My husband said to definitely put it on the “best liked meals” list! So light, fresh and tasty!
I’m glad to hear you both enjoy the recipe that much! Thanks for sharing your excellent review Tanya!
Natasa why I couldn’t find your recipe of oreshki also why i couldn’t a recipe of zefir not with bluberry one but with jello one I founded before it either on YouTube now I couldn’t find can you please put it again if is possible with video. Again I really want your recipe of oreshki and old recipe of zefir. Thank You!
Hi Lidiya, I don’t have a recipe for oreshki or any other zephyr besides the blackberry one. I wonder if maybe you saw it on someone else’s channel?
This salad looks great-I definitely need to try it. Would you happen to have a good rabbit recipe? You don’t have to post this comment.:) Thank you!
Thank you Lena! I hope you love the salad :). I don’t have any rabbit recipes – I actually have never tried rabbit! 🙂
I cannot wait! My mouth is watering as I read!
I hope you love the recipe Don. Please let me know what you think when you decide to make it!
Hi Natasha! Do you think if I fried the salmon in an iron skillet it would be still okay? Don’t have much experience with them, as I just bought one today. Thanks in advance for your response and super excited to try making this delicious salad tomorrow! Mouth watering thinking about how much I’ll enjoy it tomorrow. I’ve tried your other salads with similar dressings and there always a delight!
Hi Julie, you can use a seasoned cast iron skillet or a coated cast iron pan. Both will work, just make sure the oil is hot in the pan before adding the salmon and only turn it once. It tends to stick a little more in cast iron, but not terribly so. 🙂 I hope you LOVE the recipe!
I made this salad today for a party
Everyone loved it 🙂
I am so so happy to hear that!! Thank you for that amazing review 🙂
Heading to the store as we speak!! Looks great.
I hope you love it Wayne, please let me know what you think!
You are so creative, Natasha! Keep it up dear. I will definitely try it, since we are very fond of salads. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome Rita! I hope you love the recipe. Thanks for following and sharing your encouraging comments!
I AM ALREADY COOKING
WOAH THAT FAST
I’m definitely impressed! 🙂
i am already getting the ingredients ready
That’s awesome, I hope you love it! Please let me know what you think!
it was awsome
That’s great, I’m glad to hear that! Thanks for sharing 🙂