Blue Cheese and Asparagus Salad

KellyMac6's Note:

I got this recipe from the package of my Treasure Cave brand blue cheese. I'm always looking for a new way to prepare vegetables and we love asparagus!

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 lbs asparagus
• 1 (8 ounce) can mandarin oranges , drained, juices reserved
• 1 tablespoon reserved mandarin orange juice
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
• salt

Directions:

1. Fill a large bowl with ice water and set aside.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the asparagus and cook until crisp-tender.
3. Drain the asparagus and plunge into the ice bath for 1 minute, then drain and set aside.
4. Whisk together the orange juice and olive oil.
5. Toss the asparagus, blue cheese and oranges together and drizzle over the dressing.
6. Toss gently and sprinkle with salt to taste.