Spring Salad with Asparagus, Zucchini, and Hazelnuts with a Lemon Vinaigrette

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5

3 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    5 mins

  • Total Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    American

Spring Salad with Asparagus, Zucchini, and Hazelnuts with a Lemon Vinaigrette

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Ingredients

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Lemon Vinaigrette:

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ¼ cup lemon juice about 1 large lemon, fresh
  • lemon zest from 1
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp honey to taste
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • salt sea salt and freshly cracked, to taste
  • black pepper sea salt and freshly cracked, to taste

Spring Salad

  • 5-6 asparagus thick stalks, woody ends trimmed
  • olive oil to taste
  • salt sea salt and freshly cracked, to taste
  • black pepper sea salt and freshly cracked, to taste
  • 2 cups butter lettuce
  • 2 cups spinach baby
  • 2 cups arugula baby
  • 1 zucchini small, shaved with vegetable peeler
  • 2 radishes shaved with vegetable peeler
  • ¼ cup peas fresh or frozen and thawed
  • ¼ cup hazelnut toasted
  • Parmesan Cheese fresh, shaved

Instructions

Lemon Vinaigrette:

  1. Make the lemon vinaigrette by combining vegetable oil, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, Dijon mustard, honey, to taste, minced garlic, and sea salt & freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Whisk until well combined; set aside to allow flavors to mingle. 

Spring Salad:

  1. Make the spring salad by preheating the oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Place the asparagus on the baking sheet, then drizzle a bit of olive oil and season with sea salt & freshly cracked pepper, to taste; toss to coat. 
  3. Place into the oven to roast for 5-7 minutes, until the raw taste is gone but still rather firm. Remove from the oven and place on a plate to cool. Once cool, shave with a vegetable peeler or slice thinly with a knife. 
  4. Combine the butter lettuce with the spinach and arugula in a bowl, along with the shaved asparagus, zucchini, radish slices, and peas; drizzle with some well-whisked lemon vinaigrette, to taste. 
  5. Gently toss the salad to coat it, then pour into a serving bowl.
  6. Serve immediately with additional vinaigrette and lemon wedges on the side. Enjoy. 
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