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shaved asparagus with lettuce, hard boiled eggs, avocado and dressing on a white plate

Cold Asparagus Salad

Published By Stephanie
This star attraction of this easy Cold Asparagus Salad Recipe are ribbons of bright and colorful shaved asparagus with crisp lettuce greens tossed with a super flavorful homemade buttermilk dill dressing. It’s a super fresh and flavorful salad that's guaranteed to be a springtime favorite. 
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 107 kcal

Equipment

  • Vegetable Peeler

Ingredients
  

Spring Salad

  • 5 oz Spring Lettuce
  • 4 stalks Asparagus ends trimmed and shaved into thin strips with a Vegetable peeler
  • 6 radishes sliced thin
  • 4 lg Hard boiled eggs sliced in half, lenthwise
  • 4 oz goat cheese crumbled

Buttermilk Dill Dressing

  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ½ lemon zest and juice
  • 3 T fresh dill chopped
  • Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
  • 3-4 dashes Lousiana hot sauce optional

Instructions
 

Buttermilk Dill Dressing

  • In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, buttermilk, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a bowl. Whisk together for a minute or two until smooth.
    lemon, buttermilk, dill to mix dressing
  • Stir in the chopped fresh dill, and hot sauce (if using). Add a little salt and pepper to taste. Set aside until ready to use.
    white bowl of buttermilk dressing

Salad

  • Sliced radishes, and chop lettuce as needed.
    eggs, radishes, asparagus, lettuce and buttermilk on a plate ready to make healthy salad
  • Trim the ends of the asparagus, then shave them into thin strips with a vegetable peeler. Slice eggs in half lengthwise, crumble the goat cheese.
    shaved asparagus with tool
  • Arrange the lettuce leaves on a platter or large plate. Then add the rest of the ingredients on top of the lettuce. Season to your liking with salt and pepper. Enjoy!
    asparagus salad with eggs, radishes and avocado and dressing

Nutrition

Calories: 107kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 99mgPotassium: 101mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 449IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Salad
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