Healthy Eats: Protein-Packed Salmon Carpaccio

Cooking healthy recipes and meals doesn’t have to be difficult or time-consuming! Try this healthy salmon dish from Salute Trattoria Italiana that’s sure to please your palate and provide you with a hearty dose of muscle-building protein. 

Salute Trattoria Italiana by Chef Brian Massie is located at the upscale Red Rock Resort and Casino, right off the Las Vegas Strip. The restaurant features an intimate dining room and patio with a display kitchen and antipasti bar for a truly dynamic dining experience.

Ingredients

• 6 oz thinly sliced salmon
• 3 slices rustic crostini
• 1 oz capers
• 1 oz pickled onions
• Half lemon
• 1 oz EVOO
• 3 tbsp chopped chives
• 1 cup basil
• 10 1" sliced radicchio

Directions

Start with a fresh salmon filet. Remove skin and blood line. Cut a center piece and butterfly the steak from end to end.

Roll the salmon and make a roulade then wrap with film and freeze for a few hours till solid.

With the help of a slicer or a mandolin or a sharp knife, slice the fish very thin and place on a plate.

Squeeze half lemon on it and season it to taste with salt and pepper.

Place capers, onions, chopped chives on the fish in a small bowl. Make a fresh frisée salad with basil and radicchio, tossed with lemon juice.

Finish with crostini of your liking for a boost of carbs.

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