Spring Salad with Eatable Flowers
Equipment:
- Mandolin
Ingredients:
Dressing
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh herbs (parsley, mint, basil), finely minced (optional)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Salad
- 1 bunch asparagus chopped into 1-inch pieces
- ½ cup frozen green peas
- 3-4 radishes, thinly sliced
- 1 package Chef's Garden Petite Greens with Eatable Flowers
Avocado (optional)
Instructions:
For the dressing
- In a glass jar, mix all the ingredients for the dressing together and shake until it is well combined.
For the salad
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Blanch the asparagus for about a minute and transfer them to an ice bath so they stop cooking further.
- In the same boiling water, blanch the peas for a minute and transfer to the ice bath.
- Remove the asparagus and peas from the ice bath, and allow them to dry.
- Slice the radish using a mandolin on its thinnest setting.
- Remove the flowers from the greens before adding the latter to a large bowl.
- Add the blanched asparagus, peas, and sliced radish to the greens.
- Add the dressing and toss to cover everything.
- Garnish with the eatable flowers and serve immediately.