Salmon and Asparagus Salad

Salmon and Asparagus Salad features quickly roasted salmon and asparagus served on baby greens with mustard vinaigrette. And this salmon salad is a perfect easy sheet pan meal that’s a great dinner for Spring!

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I love this easy Salmon and Asparagus Salad that’s perfect when you want a light dinner, and this salad is one of my favorite Sheet Pan Meals. For this simple recipe, just roast asparagus a few minutes on a sheet pan, then add the salmon. (I’d rub the fish with my favorite Szeged Fish Rub if you have some.) Whisk together an easy dressing while the salmon and asparagus cooks, toss the greens with dressing, and assemble a wonderful salmon and asparagus salad like you might get at a fine restaurant.

I think the photos really show you what a delicious salmon dinner this is; Kara and I devoured it when we took these pictures. We made some very slight changes to the recipe when we updated these photos a few years ago, but roasted salmon and roasted asparagus with a lemon-Dijon dressing is really a wow! If you like these ingredients I hope you try it soon!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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• salmon fillets
• Szeged Fish Rub (affiliate link), or other fish seasoning of your choice
• fresh asparagus
• salad greens
• fresh ground black pepper
• lemon juice; I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice
• Dijon mustard (affiliate link)
• extra virgin olive oil
• salt
• Golden Monkfruit Sweetener (affiliate link) or other sweetener of your choice
• Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), or other all-purpose seasoning blend

Want to make Salmon and Asparagus Salad on the grill?

If you’d like to make this salad but it’s too hot to use the oven, make Grilled Asparagus and Grilled Salmon and then combine them into this tasty salad.

Want to make Salmon and Asparagus Salad in the Air Fryer?

If you’d like to cook the ingredients for this salad in the Air Fryer, just make Air Fryer Salmon and Air Fryer Asparagus for the salad.

How low in carbs is this salad?

This perfect spring salad has only 7 net carbs with 68 grams of protein!

How to make Salmon and Asparagus Salad:

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1. Preheat oven to 450F/230C. Spray roasting pan with olive oil or nonstick spray.
2. Rub salmon with olive oil and Szeged Fish Rub (affiliate link) or your favorite seasonings for fish, and let it come to room temperature.
3. Trim woody ends from the asparagus and cut asparagus the size of your salad bowl. 
4. Put asparagus on roasting pan, brush lightly with olive oil, and start to roast.
5. While the asparagus roasts, mix together the lemon juice, mustard, salt, pepper, Golden Monkfruit Sweetener, and Spike Seasoning and then whisk in the olive oil to make dressing.
6. After asparagus has cooked about 8 minutes (or a bit longer if you prefer asparagus that’s well done), add the salmon to the roasting pan.
7. Continue to roast about 8-10 minutes more, or until the salmon is firm, but not hard to the touch when pressed with your finger. (I would start to check after about 7 minutes.
8. Toss salad greens with a couple of tablespoons of the dressing.
9. Arrange half of greens, half of asparagus, and one piece of salmon on a plate or in large salad bowl and drizzle over a little more of the vinaigrette.
10. Serve the roasted Salmon and Asparagus Salad right away.

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

If you want something light for dinner, this salad with asparagus and salmon could easily be a one dish meal. If you want to add something more, here are some ideas for a side dish that doesn’t need the oven:

• Napa Cabbage Asian Slaw
• Tomato, Olive, and Fresh Mozzarella Salad
• Kalyn’s Favorite Baby Arugula Salad
• Broccoli Salad with Feta and Almonds
• Cucumber Salad with Balsamic Dressing

More Ideas for Baked Fish:

Check out my collection of Easy Baked Fish Recipes for lots more ideas for cooking salmon and other types of fish!

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Yield: 2 servings

Salmon and Asparagus Salad

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 18 minutes

Total Time 28 minutes

Salmon and Asparagus Salad is a perfect sheet pan meal for spring! This recipe features quickly roasted salmon and asparagus served on baby greens with mustard vinaigrette.

Ingredients

• two 6 oz. salmon fillets (see notes)
• 1-2 tsp. Fish rub for seasoning salmon (see notes)
• 12 stalks fresh asparagus (or more)
• 6 cups salad greens
• fresh ground black pepper to taste
• 2 T lemon juice
• 1 T Dijon mustard
• 6 T extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. Golden Monkfruit sweetener (or other sweetener of your choice
• 1 tsp. Spike Seasoning, or another all-purpose seasoning blend

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450F/230C.
2. Spray a roasting pan with olive oil or nonstick spray.
3. Rub the salmon with olive oil and fish rub and let it come to room temperature while you start to cook the asparagus.
4. Trim the woody ends from the asparagus, arrange in a single layer on the roasting pan and brush with 2 tsp. of the olive oil.
5. Start roasting the asparagus while you mix the lemon juice. mustard, salt, pinch of pepper, Golden Monkfruit Sweetener, and Spike Seasoning, and then whisk in olive oil to make the vinaigrette.
6. After about 8 minutes (or a bit longer, depending on how done you like your asparagus) turn the asparagus and add the salmon to the roasting pan.
7. Cook salmon and asparagus about 8-10 minutes more, or until the salmon feels firm but not hard to the touch when you press it with your finger. (I would start to check after about 7 minutes.)
8. Toss the salad greens with a couple of tablespoons of the dressing and arrange on two serving plates or flat salad bowls.
9. Put half the asparagus on each plate, topped with a piece of salmon.
10. Drizzle a little more dressing over the fish and serve the Salmon and Asparagus Salad immediately, with fresh ground black pepper if desired.

Notes

I love Szeged Fish Rub (affiliate link) and would use it to season the salmon, but use any seasonings you prefer.

I used frozen salmon, thawed overnight in the refrigerator.

I used Stone Ground Mustard, but Dijon would be fine.

Recipe adapted from The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook. (affiliate link)

Nutrition Information

Yield

2

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 1002Total Fat 77gSaturated Fat 13gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 59gCholesterol 180mgSodium 627mgCarbohydrates 11gFiber 4gSugar 2gProtein 68g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This Salmon and Asparagus Salad recipe is a great low-carb or Keto lunch or light dinner that’s easy to make. It’s also suitable for any phase of the original South Beach Diet.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe was first posted in 2006 with a much fussier cooking method. The recipe was updated in May 2021 with easier instructions and a slight change to the dressing. It was last updated with more information in 2026.