Salmon Pasta Salad Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

A cold salmon pasta salad is perfect for the hot days of summer when you want to do as little cooking as possible. This recipe features a honey mustard dressing with chives, paprika, bell pepper, shallot, and havarti cheese. The flavor of the honey mustard salmon pasta salad is anything, but bland. With each bite, a new flavor pops out of the mix to delight the taste buds. It's a great use for leftover salmon, though it's just as easy with frozen fillets or canned salmon. Andjust like any saladthere are a number of ingredients you can add based on what's in your refrigerator or garden at the moment. Make this salad up a few hours or even the night before as the flavor develops and gets better with time. Enjoy it for lunch, dinner, or bothit's a complete and filling summertime meal when served with bread. This is also a great pasta salad recipe for potlucks, cookouts, and picnics as long as you can keep it cold.

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Ingredients for Salmon Pasta Salad Recipe

  • 1.33 ounce Short pasta
  • 0.33 cup Frozen peas
  • 0.08 cup Mayonnaise
  • 0.08 cup Plain yogurt
  • 1/25 cup Honey mustard
  • 0.33 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
  • 0.33 tablespoon Fresh chives
  • 0.17 tablespoon Paprika
  • 0.17 pinch Salt
  • 1/50 teaspoon Black pepper
  • 0.33 Fillets salmon fillets
  • 0.08 Red Bell Pepper
  • 0.08 Yellow Bell Pepper
Nutrition
value
290
calories per serving
8 g Fat18 g Protein52 g Carbs6 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    8g
  • Protein
    18g
  • Carbs
    52g
  • Fiber
    6g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    52g
  • Protein
    18g
  • Fiber
    6g

Fats

  • Fat
    8g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    358mg
  • Iron
    10mg
  • Vitamin A
    200mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    6mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    82mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    52mg
  • Vitamin E
    < 1mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    81mg
  • Manganese
    < 1mg
  • Phosphorus
    322mg
  • Selenium
    16mcg
  • Zinc
    3mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By The Spruce Eats