Description
A fresh and vibrant Shaved Asparagus Salad with a zesty lemon vinaigrette, creamy burrata cheese, and toasted pine nuts. This light and elegant salad can be served as a side dish or a main course with optional grilled salmon fillets for added protein.
Ingredients
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Salad
- 1 bunch thick stalk asparagus spears
- 1 ball burrata cheese
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
- handful of fresh basil, chopped (plus additional for garnish)
- Optional: 2 salmon fillets, grilled
Lemon Vinaigrette
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 small shallot, minced
- 1 teaspoon whole grain mustard
- 1–2 teaspoons honey (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon champagne or white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Make the vinaigrette: In a small bowl, whisk together lemon zest and juice, minced garlic, minced shallot, whole grain mustard, honey, champagne or white wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, and fresh ground black pepper until well combined. Adjust seasoning to taste and set aside.
- Prepare the asparagus: Trim the tough ends from the asparagus spears. Cut off the tips and set them aside for another use or blanch quickly to add to the salad later. Using a vegetable peeler, peel the asparagus stalks into thin shavings, working carefully for best results.
- Toss the salad: Just before serving, toss the shaved asparagus with the lemon vinaigrette and chopped basil until evenly coated.
- Assemble and garnish: Divide the dressed asparagus onto two plates. Top each plate with torn pieces of burrata cheese, toasted pine nuts, the reserved asparagus tips or blanched tips if used, grilled salmon fillets if desired, and additional fresh basil for garnish.
Notes
- Salmon can be substituted with any preferred seafood or omitted to enjoy this as a vegetarian or vegan salad by replacing burrata with shaved parmesan or ricotta if not vegan.
- For easier shaving of asparagus, place the spear over a rolling pin or a flat-bottomed object to elevate it and provide better leverage for the vegetable peeler.
- The asparagus tips can be saved for another dish or quickly blanched and added to the salad for extra texture.
