Asparagus and Pea Salad with Mint

kerriknox

My husband made this recipe last night for dinner. It was amazing! Picture this with a glass of white wine on the patio somewhere. lol, of course we ate it in the dining room with a 4 year old spitting out the parmesan and a 1 year old throwing his food but if I closed my eyes I could pretend!:glasses:

The calorie count is higher than I had hoped but easily adjusted by using less parmesan or prosciutto. Or even Olive Oil as we had a bit too much dressing in the end.

Asparagus and Pea Salad with Mint

This salad is from Epicurious by way of Serious Eats.

If fresh peas are in season, feel free to use them instead of frozen peas. Frozen peas are perfectly tasty, though. Just defrost in a sieve with some hot water. To get nice Parmesan shavings, let the cheese sit out on the counter for 10 or 15 minutes and then use a vegetable peeler.

1½ cups (375 mL) peas

1 lb (500 g) asparagus

6 cups (1.5 L) salad greens

2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped mint

1/4 cup (50 mL) shaved Parmesan

8 slices prosciutto, cut in strips

2 tbsp (25 mL) lemon juice

2 tsp (10 mL) Dijon mustard

1 tsp (5 mL) honey salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup (125 mL) olive oil

Whisk together lemon juice, Dijon mustard, honey and salt and pepper.

Drizzle in the oil slowly while still whisking to emulsify the dressing.

Test the dressing and adjust seasonings as necessary.

Place salad greens in a large bowl, add chopped mint and peas.

Using the woody end as a handle, hold the asparagus against a cutting board and use a vegetable peeler to make long strips. (These will vary in thickness, which is fine.)

After shaving, you will be left holding the rough end, which can be discarded.

Repeat with all the asparagus and then add the shavings to the salad.

Add sliced prosciutto. Toss with dressing (start with only a portion of the dressing and add more as necessary; the salad may not need all of it).

Top with shaved Parmesan. Serves 4.



Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/degrees+separation+salad/4786296/story.html#ixzz1OzWQRtWt

kirstiey

Saw the title of that post and it got me salivating! Must try this, thanks!

1crazymom

Sounds good!

jmwolffyy

Bump. Will be trying this as soon as we get all the ingredients! Thanks for sharing!