Description
Shaved Asparagus Salad with Spiced Almonds – Bursting with fresh spring time produce: butter lettuce, blueberries, shaved asparagus, fennel, and 5 minute spiced almonds! The perfect side salad. This recipe is easy to make.
Ingredients
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- Spiced almonds*
- Dressing
- Juice of 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 to 3 teaspoons honey (sub agave nectar or maple syrup for vegans)
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
- Optional: 1 to 2 teaspoons fresh herbs, chopped (such as thyme, rosemary, parsley, or basil)
- Salad
- 2 to 3 cups butter or Boston bib lettuce, torn (can sub any other greens you prefer)
- 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
- 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/2 pound thick asparagus spears, tough ends trimmed
Instructions
- Make the spiced almonds: Follow my 5 minuet spiced pecans recipe to make spiced almonds, simply sway the pecans for almonds. This recipe only takes 5 minutes to make and can be made up to 1 week in advance. Allow them to cool completely before adding to the salad.
- Make the dressing: Place all of the dressing ingredients into a mason jar and shake until well combined. Or whisk together in a small mixing bowl. Set the dressing aside.
- Prepare to the salad: Add the lettuce to a large mixing bowl or serving bowl. Add the sliced fennel bulb, blueberries, and cooled spiced almonds.
- Shave the asparagus: To shave the asparagus use a vegetable peeler. Hold the asparagus at the spear end and use the peeler to shave the asparagus in wide, thin strips starting at the spear end and working to the bottom. Repeat until you can’t get anymore shavings off of the asparagus. Continue with the remaining asparagus spears. What’s leftover of the asparagus you can roast up and eat at a different time. Add the asparagus shavings to the salad.
- Toss and Serve: Just before serving toss the salad with the dressing and serve immediately. This salad is best when fresh because of the blueberries and delecate veggies.
Notes
*The recipe for the spiced almonds is for spiced pecans, simply swap out the pecans with almonds, or use any other type of nut you prefer. Cashews or walnuts would also be good.
