asparagus salad

Submitted by chia2160

"this recipe is from quick & easy magazine and makes a great weeknight salad"

 

• Ready In: 12mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs asparagus
• 1⁄3 cup orange juice concentrate
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1⁄2 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• salt, pepper
• 1 lb mushroom, sliced
• 1 1⁄2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 leaf lettuce

directions

1. cook asparagus in boiling water for 2 minutes (or cook in micro for 1 minute) drain and put in serving plate.
2. add mushrooms.
3. stir oj, water, oil, vinegar, salt& pepper in a small bowl.
4. pour half of the dressing over asparagus and mushrooms.
5. line 6 plates with lettuce top with asparagus mushroom mixture, add cherry tomatoes drizzle with reserved dressing.

Reviews

[Derf2440]

Good asparagus Chia!!I didn't have any orange concentrate so I used fresh and I cut down on the oil to 1/4 cup other than that I did as instructed. We loved it, surprized how well the orange went with the asparagus and mushrooms. I did add some orange zest from the oranges I used. We made the whole recipe and ate half of it tonight and will finish it for lunch tomorrow. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Sackville]

This was lovely! So tasty that two of us ate the whole thing, along with a little pasta salad, for a light summer lunch. We were pleasantly surprised by the combination of orange with the other flavours in this dish. I did cut way back on the amount of oil though -- to about 1/8 cup -- to make it healthier. Even with the small amount of oil, we still had tons of dressing left over. I think you could halve the liquids and have just about the right amount, if you don't want a lot of juice.