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Green asparagus with avocado and strawberries

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 500 g asparagus, green
  • 1 avocado(s), ripe
  • 250 g strawberries
  • 1 slice(s) feta cheese
  • 2 tbsp oil for frying
  • 3 tbsp orange juice
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp mustard, medium hot
  • salt and pepper
  • some nuts (e.g. pine nuts, cashew nuts, almonds)
  • 1 tsp, heaped peppercorns, pink

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

light summer meal for warm days

Lightly toast the nuts in a dry pan and set aside. Peel the lower third of the asparagus and cut diagonally into bite-sized pieces. Brown the pieces in a pan with 2 tablespoons of oil, add a little water, cover, and simmer until tender. Let the asparagus cool. Hull the strawberries, halving or quartering larger ones. Dice the feta cheese. Mix a dressing of orange juice, balsamic vinegar, oil, mustard, salt, and pepper. Arrange the asparagus, feta cheese, and strawberries on 2 plates. Peel the avocado, dice it, and divide it between the plates. Pour the dressing over the salad. Sprinkle with nuts and red peppercorns and serve.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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