Smoked Salmon Chopped Salad

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 dashes bottled hot pepper sauce (to taste)
• 3/4 cup flaked smoked salmon
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow sweet pepper
• 1 1/3 cups chopped seeded tomatoes
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• 1 medium cucumber, coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)
• 2 teaspoons small capers, drained

Recipe

• 1 to make dressing: combine olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and pepper sauce in a jar. allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before using. shake well before use.
• 2 spray four 6-ounce cups or ramekins with nonstick spray.
• 3 equally divide and layer ingredients in each cup in the following order: salmon, green onion, yellow pepper, tomatoes, onion, and cucumber.
• 4 cover tops with plastic wrap and firmly press mixture into cups with a can slightly smaller than diameter of cup to press ingredients together.
• 5 turn salads out onto individual plates lined with lettuce leaves or other greens (if desired). carefully remove cups.
• 6 sprinkle salads with capers. drizzle dressing over salads and serve.