Recipe courtesy of Fredric Byarm
Asparagus Salad
- Total: 15 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 10 min
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
3 cups balsamic vinegar
1 head radicchio, julienned
1 bunch fresh spinach, cleaned and chopped
2 heads endive, julienned
1 bunch watercress
1 bunch arugula, cleaned and stems cut back
6 shallots, diced
24 spears pencil asparagus, blanched and refreshed
3 plum tomatoes, quartered
1/4 tablespoon olive oil
1 carrot, peeled and shaved into strips with peeler
Directions
- In a saucepan reduce balsamic vinegar until thick and malty. Place in a squirt bottle. In a large mixing bowl, place radicchio, spinach, endive, watercress and arugula. Toss until mixed well. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine shallots, asparagus and the tomato. Add just a touch of balsamic reduction and the olive oil. Mix to coat the vegetables.
- On a plate, place salad mix, then asparagus mixture, then carrot strips. Top with a light squirt of balsamic reduction and salt and pepper serve
