Shaved Asparagus Salad
Chef Jim Lahey prepares a seasonal dish with shaved asparagus and avocado.
Using a vegetable peeler, shave the entire asparagus from bottom to top, reversing grip and rotating as necessary to shave as much as possible.
Divide asparagus strips evenly among 4 salad plates. Cut each avocado half into 4 sections. Place 2 wedges on each salad plate. Sprinkle each plate with mint leaves and squeeze lime over salads. Drizzle with olive oil and season each with a pinch of salt; serve.
I was surprised by how well these flavors complimented each other. Wish we had a vegetable peeler like the one in the video though...our mandolin just couldn't get the ribbons we would've wanted to make it more manageable.
Wonderfully refreshing! A perfect taste of spring in each bite! So easy, I wonder why I didn't ever think of shaving the raw asparagus. Avocado and asparagus go so well together, and you must add the mint! Yumm! This will be a go to salad recipe from now on!