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Asparagus Salad

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This goodie was created when an abundance of asparagus crawled into my grocery cart and sat in my fridge for a few days. It’s a summertime staple when the asparagus is plentiful and tender.

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch Fresh Asparagus
  • 1 pint Grape Or Pear Tomatoes
  • ½ cups Favorite Italian Or Balsamic Dressing, Or More To Taste If Necessary
  • ½ cups Shaved Or Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Preparation

Clean the asparagus by grabbing each end between your fingers and bending gently. Where it breaks is where the tender ends and the woody stem begins. Save the ends for stock later.

Wash your asparagus and drain.

Put a generous pot of water to boil. Once it boils, add salt to taste. Bland vegetables begin with how you cook them.

While your water is coming to a boil, prepare an ice bath in a large bowl.

Drop your asparagus into the boiling water until it is bright green. Test one for done-ness and then remove and drop into the ice bath.

Drain the cooled asparagus well and chop into 1″ pieces.

Place in your bowl with halved grape tomatoes and toss with dressing. Let cool about 1 hour.

Toss in Parmesan cheese just before serving.

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nursechacha on 12.15.2010

Your intro made me laugh and I soooo appreciate that!!!
Love the simplicity of this and the great directions..so I can send to my college asparagus loving novice cook daughter.
Love asparagus, love grape tomatoes and Parmesan!
You are a hoot!!! Hugs and Happy Holidays!!! HO HO HO

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Kelly on 2.6.2018

Absolutely delicious! I used Panera’s balsamic dressing.

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Marie on 4.4.2011

I used about half the dressing but I didn’t have a full package of tomatoes either. Simple but yummy.

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tulipsmom on 4.3.2011

My husband says, “Best salad ever!” I added sliced green onions and since we couldn’t wait until the asparagus was cold, we just ate it!

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