The development of a sub-unit Salmonella vaccine has been hindered by the absence of detailed information about antigenic targets of protective Salmonella-specific T and B cells. Recent studies have identified SseB as a modestly protective antigen in susceptible C57BL/6 mice, but the mechanism of protective immunity remains undefined. Here, we report that simply combining Salmonella SseB with flagellin substantially enhances protective immunity, allowing immunized C57BL/6 mice to survive for up to 30 days following challenge with virulent bacteria. Surprisingly, the enhancing effect of flagellin did not require flagellin antigen targeting during secondary responses or recognition of flagellin by TLR5. While co-immunization with flagellin did not affect SseB-specific antibody responses, it modestly boosted CD4 responses. In addition, protective immunity was effectively transferred in circulation to parabionts of immunized mice, demonstrating that tissue resident memory is not required for vaccine-induced protection. Finally, protective immunity required host expression of IFN-γR but was independent of iNOS expression. Taken together, these data indicate that Salmonella flagellin has unique adjuvant properties that improve SseB-mediated protective immunity provided by circulating memory.