Kale Caesar Salad with Salmon and Everything Bagel Croutons
The traditional Caesar salad gets leveled up in this recipe thanks to hearty kale, perfectly baked salmon, creamy avocado, and everything bagel croutons that just might change your life.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb salmon filets, bones removed
- 6 cups shredded kale
- 1 everything bagel, cubed
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 tbsp everything but the bagel seasoning, divided see notes
- 1/3 cup caesar dressing
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/3 cup shaved or shredded parmesan
- 1 tsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- Toss cubed everything bagel with 2tbsp olive oil and 2 tsp of everything but the bagel seasoning. Spread onto a sheet pan and bake for 10-12 minutes, rotating the pan and giving it a little shake halfway through. Bake until golden crown and crunchy throughout with no softness in the center of the cubes.
- Spread a teaspoon of olive oil onto the salmon filet. Sprinkle the remaining 1 tsp of everything but the bagel seasoning over the top of the salmon. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until cooked to your liking. Depending on the thickness of your filet, 8 minutes should cook through to medium rare. To be cooked well done, it will take closer to 10 or 11 minutes.
- While the salmon and the croutons cook, put the shredded kale into a bowl. Drizzle over the caesar dressing and massage it into the kale using your hands. Massage well for 1 minute and then left the kale rest for 5-10 minutes while the items in the oven finish cooking.
- Assemble salad by dividing kale into two bowls. Place a salmon filet on the top of each and scatter around croutons. Shave or grate parmesan over the top. Place sliced avocado around and serve with a fresh lemon wedge.
Notes
- If you don't have an everything bagel, you can substitute for any crusty bread such as French or ciabatta bread.
- The croutons will keep fresh in an airtight container at room temp for 5 days.
- You can cook the salmon up to two days in advance.
- If you don't have everything but the bagel seasoning on hand you can make your own with 1 tbsp white sesame seeds, 1 tbsp black sesame seeds, 1.5 tbsp dried minced garlic, 1.5 tbsp dried minced onion, 2 tbsp poppy seeds, and 2 tbsp coarse salt.
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