Salmon and Salad

Hi, everyone! I've been gone for a very long time. At first I didn't have enough time with all the classes I was taking and going to the gym. Yes, I started going to the gym! I realized that I like yoga and rowing. Anyway I really do want to continue posting on my blog so I am back again :).

Today is the first day of our Winter Quarter and I got up at 7:15 am. It wasn't pleasant when the outside temperature was 17 F (-8 C) but we need to go to work right?

I am thinking that everyone ate a lot over the holidays and looking to lose a couple of "holiday" pounds. I made a salmon salad today and I wanted to share it with you. I believe it is very healthy and you remain satisfied for a longer period of time. Unfortunately, I had started eating the salad when I thought about putting it on the blog so no pictures of my salad.

Salmon is a very nutritious fish and almost everyone knows that fish is very good for you. However, salmon also contains a lot of fat but don't be afraid now :). It contains fats that are good for you. More specifically, salmon contains Omega-3 Fatty Acids. These fatty acids are responsible for benefits such as lowering blood pressure, triglyceride (fat in the blood) levels, and blood clots.

Smoked salmon

I used smoked salmon in my salad. I had bought them earlier in the week because they were on sale in the supermarket. Here is the recipe.


Ingredients:
1) 2 oz of smoked salmon (90 cal)
2) 10 cherry tomatoes cut in halves (30 cal)
3) 3-5 kalamata olives (45 cal)
4) 1 oz of feta cheese (75 cal)
5) 5 cups of Italian salad mix (30 cal)


Dressing:
1) 1 tablespoon olive oil (119 cal)
2) 1 tablespoon pomegranate syrup (60-90 cal)
3) salt according to taste (I usually don't put salt because of the feta and olives)


Total calories in the salmon salad recipe is around 450 calories. However, you can adjust the ingredients for lesser calories, i.e. reduce the amount of olive oil, remove feta cheese etc. Calories in pomegranate syrup depends on the brand.
This is a single serving and I think it can be eaten for lunch. You can prepare the dressing and the salad in the morning and put them into different containers and take it to work. Before eating put the dressing on the salad and enjoy!