Mimosa Poached Salmon Salad

Mimosa Poached Salmon Salad is a quick, yet elegant dish that is sure to impress! Serve it up at brunch (with a mimosa on the side, of course) or with fresh crusty bread for a light and refreshing summer meal.

First off, thank you to everyone who read, commented, or shared my last post on IBS. I’m not usually one for talking about my feelings, so writing such a personal blog post was definitely not an easy task. But this is a topic that I’m extremely passionate about and believe needs to be spoken about more openly, so it was worth it. I just hope you know how much all of your support means to me!

Now, back to the food…

Have you ever found yourself so distracted by the thought of a recipe that you just NEED to make it in order to ever have hopes of focusing on anything else ever again?

No? Just me? Okay.

Well anyways, that’s how this beautiful creation came to be.

Earlier this week, I was just sitting around minding my own business and working on my thesis project, when out of the blue… BAM. Mimosa Poached Salmon Salad.

I don’t know where it came from or how it got there – I’ve never had anything even remotely close this recipe before in my life. Perhaps it was all the mimosa recipes I’ve been seeing on social media lately in preparation for Mother’s day. Or the fact that National Mimosa Day is right around the corner (yes, that’s a thing.. and it’s May 16th – google it). Or maybeeee it was the bottomless mimosas I had at brunch last weekend. We’ll never know. All I know is that once Mimosa Poached Salmon set up camp at the front of my brain, it was there to stay.

I tried to shake it and continue working, but the image of salmon bathing in champagne and orange juice was just too much to handle. Soo, a few days later and here we are.

To be honest, this was my first time ever poaching salmon. For some reason the word “poach” has always just sounded like to much work to me (again, my brain works in strange and mysterious ways…). But let me tell you, it was SO easy. 10 minutes of simmering in a hot little bubble bath made of champagne and orange juice made for the most perfectly cooked piece and tender piece of salmon. Toss it on some fresh leafy greens, top with goat cheese and almonds, and drizzle with homemade Mimosa Vinaigrette and you are good to go. A restaurant-quality meal in less time than it would take your family to decide on which restaurant to go to.

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This salad would make the PERFECT addition to your Mother’s Day brunch menu. Or a light and refreshing meal on a hot summer night. Or even just a fancy addition to your brown bag lunch to make your Monday a little less, well, Monday-ish. You get the idea.