This asparagus salad is the perfect side; full of delicious veggies tossed in a light dressing, and sprinkled with fresh parmesan and crisp sliced almonds. It’s easy to make and goes well with almost every protein. Here’s how!
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Ingredients You’ll Need
There are a dozen ways to make spring salad recipes, but here is my favorite. Plus a few ingredient notes…
- Asparagus: We’ll use roasted asparagus. You can use this recipe to make a raw asparagus salad–our family prefers roasted asparagus as it softens the veggie and brings out its natural sweetness. Chop off those woody ends while prepping, they’ll naturally snap off if you bend asparagus in the center.
- Other veggies + herbs: Chopped tomatoes, shallots, and parsley.
- Goodies: Fresh parmesan, and roasted/sliced almonds for delicious texture. You can always level up with additions like cream (a must for creamed asparagus), or crispy bacon crumbles.
How About Shaved Asparagus?
If you have extra time, you can turn this recipe into a shaved asparagus salad. When doing this, you’ll use a veggie peeler to carefully slice the asparagus spears into veggie noodles. This is a great way to make a raw asparagus salad without the tough texture.
How to Make Cold Asparagus Salad
This asparagus salad recipe comes together easily with a bit of roasting and chopping. Here’s how with step-by-step photos to guide you:
- Roast the asparagus.
- Make the dressing.
- Toss everything together in a bowl.
Storing Tips + Tricks
Although this asparagus salad is best served fresh (the veggies will be crispier then), you can always stash leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container. If you’re meal prepping this dish or planning to save some for later, you can always wait to dress the asparagus and store parmesan and almonds separately.
Serving Recommendations
This cold asparagus salad is perfect for almost every protein. Some of our favorite ways to serve it include:
- Easter brunch or dinner, this asparagus salad recipe is begging for a side of spiralized ham.
- Fish: Keep it light and refreshing with simple fish dishes like grilled shrimp, lemon garlic tilapia, or baked Chilean sea bass.
- Chicken or pork: Simplier dishes like this dill chicken or champagne chicken.
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Asparagus Salad
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- 1 pound asparagus cut into 1″ pieces, woody ends removed
- ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon olive oil divided
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper divided
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt divided
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped
- 3 tablespoons shallots minced
- 1½ tablespoons lemon juice
- ¾ cup slivered almonds
- ¾ cup parmesan grated
- cherry tomatoes cut in half
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F, option to line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy clean up.
- Spread asparagus on baking sheet and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Cook until asparagus is just fork tender, about 10-12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine the parsley, shallot, lemon juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. While whisking, slowly drizzle in the remaining 1/3 cup of olive oil.
- Assemble the salad by placing asparagus, almonds, parmesan, and tomatoes, together in a large bowl. Drizzle with dressing and toss to combine.
This asparagus salad is refreshing and light dish, So satisfying, I’ll be making this often!
Hi Nicole! Fantastic!! I love to hear that this dish turned out well for you and appreciate you making it😊