Winter Asparagus Salad With Warm Tangerine Dressing
From keni 13 years ago
- 20 min to make
- Serves 6
We love asparagus and even when it's out of season, I crave it. By using the tenderest tops of the spears, and sauteing them quickly they retain their color and texture and simmering briefly in the citrus dressing adds another layer to their flavor.
Ingredients
- 3T olive oil shopping list
- 1 1/2lbs asparagus spears, trimmed up to about 1-2 inches from top*(if asparagus is in season, you can trim lower! :) shopping list
- 12-16oz fresh baby spinach shopping list
- 12oz fresh mushrooms, sliced shopping list
- 1/2 cup pine nuts shopping list
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan, Romano, or Asiago(optional) shopping list
For Dressing
- 3 tangerines, clementines or mandarins(juice and zest!) shopping list
- 1 lemon, juiced shopping list
- 2t red wine vinegar shopping list
- 1 clove garlic shopping list
- 3T honey shopping list
- 1T fresh herb(depending on what you're serving with...can use tarragon, rosemary, thyme, dill, ect) shopping list
- 3/4-1 cup quality salad oil(olive, or part olive and part canola, etc) shopping list
- kosher or sea salt and fresh ground black pepper shopping list
- * freeze bottoms of asparagus spears to use in stock! No waste. :) shopping list
How to make it
For Dressing
- Combine all ingredients except oil in blender or processor.
- Process until smooth.
- Slowly add oil a lil at a time until dressing starts to emulsify.
- Add remainder of oil and process until well combined. Set aside.
- In large, heavy pan(dutch oven, stock pot, etc...I used cast iron :), heat olive oil.
- Just prior to smoking point, add asparagus.
- Toss to coat and sprinkle with salt. See Photo
- Cook about 5 minutes at high heat, tossing a few times.
- Reduce heat, add mushrooms and saute about 5 minutes more.
- Add dressing and heat through, tossing well, again.
- Add spinach and toss once more to coat with the dressing.
- Cook down about 3 minutes.
- Remove to serving platter or plates and sprinkle with pine nuts and cheese, if desired.
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