To cook salmon in the oven: Preheat oven to 400° F. Line a baking sheet or baking dish with parchment paper for easy clean up. Place salmon skin side down on the pan. Gently rub salmon with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake salmon for 12-18 minutes, until the thickest part of the fish reaches 145° F. The cook time will depend on the size of the salmon pieces; be careful to not overcook. Let salmon cool slightly before serving on salad.

To pan-sear salmon: Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season salmon with salt and pepper. Add salmon to the pan, skin side up, and cook for about 5 minutes, until salmon has a nice sear on it (do not move the salmon around as it cooks). Flip salmon and continue cooking, skin side down, until cooked through to 145° F, about 3-6 more minutes. The cook time will depend on the size of the salmon pieces; be careful to not overcook the fish. Remove to a clean plate and allow salmon to cool slightly.