Salmon Salad in Steamed Collard Wraps

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Salmon Salad served in Steamed Collard Greens

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Salmon Salad in Steamed Collard Wraps
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Recipe type: Lunch
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Serves: 4
 
Quick easy snack which allows you to use a green leafy vegetable vs bread! Yummy! I am on the advanced program for the diabesity so therefore I do not have the rice with this dish.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup wild rice, rinsed
  • 3 cups water
  • 4 medium collard leaves
  • 1 (7.5 ounce) can unsalted salmon
  • 2 tablespoon red onion, minced
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tablespoon capers
  • 6 cherry tomatoes, sliced.
Instructions
  1. Follow directions for cooking rice from package.
  2. For Collard Greens:
  3. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a large saute pan
  4. Place collard greens in water, cover and turn off heat
  5. Allow to sit 1 minute
  6. Rinse the collard greens under cold water
  7. For Salmon Salad:
  8. Drain juice from the canned salmon
  9. Place salmon (skin and small bones included) in a med. bowl and flake the salmon
  10. Add onion, oil. garlic, capers (and cooked rice)
  11. Lay out each steamed collard leaf on a plate and divide the salmon and sliced tomatoes among the four plates. Feel free to add a little of your favorite pre-made sugar-salad dressing or an extra splash of olive oil. Roll the collard greens as you would a tortilla and enjoy!
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Salmon Salad in Steamed Collard Wraps — 3 Comments

  1. Sounds delicious as well as attractive. Maybe for a nutritious party platter. Thanks for the recipe.

  3. Well, we had the wonderful salmon collard wraps again and they were still so good. I just love this alternative to using bread! I will also enjoy other things wrapped in collards.