Shaved Asparagus Salad
Brighten up your meals with this Shaved Asparagus Salad with Crispy Quinoa and Simple Citrus Dressing, packed with vibrant flavors and nutritious ingredients. Featuring shaved asparagus, peppery arugula, crispy quinoa, and a zesty citrus dressing, this salad is a perfect blend of taste and health.
Servings 4
Calories 460kcal
Equipment
- Vegetable Peeler
- Glass mason jar
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs Asparagus shaved
- 5 oz. Arugula a.k.a. Rocket
- 2 tablespoons crispy quinoa
- 2 tablespoons chives chopped
- 4 oz. parmesan shaved
- Garnish with lemon zest
Half Recipe Crispy Quinoa
- ½ cup dry quinoa cooked
- 1 tablespoon good olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Simple Citrus Dressing
- 1 lemon zest and juice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tbs Honey
- 1 medium shallot finely chopped
- ⅓ c olive oil extra virgin
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper crushed
Instructions
- Prepare the Crispy Quinoa: Preheat the oven to 400°F/204°C
- Spread the cooked quinoa evenly on a parchment lined baking sheet. Try to make it all in one layer, with no pieces on top of each other.
- Drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt to taste for a versatile plain crunchy quinoa. Mix with your hands to coat.
- Bake at 400°F/204°C for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes, until the quinoa is golden brown and crispy.
- Prepare the Dressing: Rub zest in salt to release the lemon oils. Add to a mason jar.
- Place all ingredients in a mason jar in the order ingredients are listed.
- The lemon juice and honey are first to allow the lemon to dissolve the honey.
- Then add the chopped shallots, evoo, and pepper, allow to marinate while you assemble your salad.
- For the Salad Base: rinse and shave the asparagus lengthwise with a vegetable peeler, set aside.
- In a bowl, add the arugula (rocket) and the shaved asparagus (including the asparagus crowns), toss with the simple citrus dressing right before serving, not sooner.
- Garnish with chopped chives, including the chive blossom if you are lucky to purchase some at the farmers market or grow your own. Continue to garnish with the crispy quinoa, and shaved parmesan. You can shave the parmesan over the salad with a vegetable peeler. Serve and enjoy!