Smoked Salmon Salad in Avocado Boats

Smoked Salmon Salad in Avocado Boats

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Smoked Salmon Salad in Avocado Boats

I hope you’ll forgive this short post! The short recipe below makes up for it, right? It comes together in 10 minutes flat and tastes amazing, so it’s the perfect lunch or quick dinner. Enjoy — and get ready for plenty of stories when I return!

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Smoked Salmon Salad in Avocado Boats

5 from 1 reviews

Smoked Salmon Salad in Avocado Boats

Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

I love this easy, quick, low-carb dinner! This smoked salmon salad was inspired by the simple one found at Whole Foods -- I just recreated it in my kitchen. It's fresh, delicious, and full of healthy fat. If you can, make the smoked salmon salad early and chill it for a few hours to let the flavors meld

Author: Willow Bird Baking

Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

3 tablespoons good mayonnaise (I use Hellmann's or Best Foods)
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice, plus a bit more for spritzing
2-3 grinds fresh pepper
scant 1/2 pound smoked salmon, chopped
3 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
salt
2 ripe avocados, halved, pitted, and scooped out of the peel with a big spoon

Instructions

Whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, and pepper together in a medium bowl. Add smoked salmon and green onions, tossing to combine. Taste to see if you need to add another grind of pepper. When the smoked salmon salad is adjusted to your liking, chill it for a few hours if you're able to, to let the flavors meld. Lightly salt the four avocado halves and spritz them with a bit of lemon juice. Then stuff each avocado half with a quarter of the mixture, really piling it up. Serve immediately.

May 17, 2015 by Julie Ruble | 10 Comments

10 Comments on Smoked Salmon Salad in Avocado Boats

Anton
May 18, 2015 at 12:30 am (10 years ago)

Well, I know what I’m buying at the store tomorrow! These look tasty.
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Amy | Club Narwhal
May 20, 2015 at 2:29 pm (10 years ago)

!!!!!!!!!!! I am seriously green with envy whenever I see your Insta feed 🙂 Looks like you are having a grand ol’ time. Also, these avocado boats look fabulous!
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Maureen M.
August 8, 2015 at 12:44 pm (9 years ago)

Try using Kewpie Japanese Mayonnaise it is so delicious. Kewpie is a high quality mayo with delicious ingredients and adds so much to any recipe the requires mayonnaise. If you don;t have any Asian grocery stores near you you can make your own. Recipe can be found on you tube.
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Kelli
February 15, 2016 at 8:49 pm (9 years ago)

Do you precook the salmon or purchase it cooked?
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- Julie Ruble
  February 15, 2016 at 10:42 pm (9 years ago)
  
  I purchase the lovely, fatty smoked salmon trimmings from Whole Foods — they’re perfect for this! But I’ve also seen great recipes for smoked salmon online and it’ll work just fine to use homemade, also.
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FleurBelge
January 31, 2017 at 4:45 pm (8 years ago)

Bonjour,
Lovelly recette …..if….it was made with real fresh pure home made mayonnaise.it only takes five minutes to create real home madee mayonnaisee with fresh healthy products……and so much more tasty,healthy than that horrible chemical industrial mayonnaise..
Merci,FleurBelge
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dolphina
February 27, 2017 at 4:42 pm (8 years ago)

Use Greek yogurt INSTEAD of the mayo!!!
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- Julie Ruble
  February 27, 2017 at 4:43 pm (8 years ago)
  
  Uh, no. But you’re welcome to.
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  - Kathy
    December 26, 2017 at 7:31 pm (7 years ago)
    
    Hahaha that’s funny!!
    Reply