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Shaved Asparagus Spring Salad with Feta Dressing

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Photography by Olivia Hayo for Edible San Diego

Shaved Asparagus Spring Salad with Feta Dressing

Savor spring with this simple salad of fresh greens, sweet asparagus, crunchy carrots, and tangy pepper-flecked feta dressing.

Ingredients


SERVES 4

FOR THE DRESSING

  • 4 ounces feta
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 small clove garlic
  • ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

FOR THE SALAD

  • 4 cups spring salad greens
  • 3–6 stalks asparagus, shaved lengthwise with vegetable peeler
  • 3 multicolored carrots, shaved lengthwise with vegetable peeler
  • ½ cup pickled vegetables*

Instructions

  • Make the dressing
    Add the ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Set aside.
  • Bring it all together
    In large serving bowl or platter combine the salad greens, asparagus, and carrots. Drizzle with a quarter cup of the dressing and top with pickled vegetables.
  • *Find seasonal pickled vegetables at the farmers market or make your own Beet-Pickled Kohlrabi, Quick Pickled Kohlrabi, or Sweet and Spicy Pickled Peppers with Celery Seeds.

Olivia Hayo

It wasn’t inevitable, but it sure is a good fit. Katie Stokes brings a love of family, nature, gardening, cooking, animals, reading and travel to her leadership of Edible San Diego.