Easy Salmon Whole Wheat Pasta Salad Recipes

EASY SALMON PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Coat salmon with olive oil and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until salmon is cooked through and no longer translucent, 15 to 20 minutes.
• While the salmon is baking, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, return to a rapid boil, and cook until tender yet firm to the bite, 11 to 13 minutes. Drain, rinse with cool water, and drain again. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Remove salmon from the oven, cool, and flake with a fork. Add to the pasta along with celery, mayonnaise, and walnuts. Mix all ingredients with a wooden spoon until well combined. Season with salt and pepper and add dill. Place in the refrigerator until chilled and flavors have combined, 2 hours to overnight.

EASY SALMON WHOLE WHEAT PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in rotini, and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until rotini has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Transfer pasta to a large bowl.
• Toss salmon and cucumber in with rotini, flaking the salmon as you stir.
• Combine Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, dill, and onion powder in a small bowl.
• Spoon yogurt mixture over rotini and gently combine.
• Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
• Arrange slices of Roma tomatoes on the salad before serving.

EASY SALMON PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• cook pasta according to directions.
• the last 1 minute of cooking add the peas
• drain and then put back in large pot and mix in chopped spinach to wilt.
• add chunked salmon and mix in salad dressing.
• put in fridge to chill.
• just before serving add the carrots, tomatoes, cilantro.
• stir in lemon juice then gently add in diced avacado
• as garnish lastly add the finely chopped Jalepeno.