Chopped Asparagus Salad

Total Time: 21 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 bunch fresh asparagus, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup diced yellow bell pepper
• 1/2 cup diced orange bell pepper
• 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup diced sweet onion
• 1/2 pint grape tomatoes, sliced in half
• 1 garlic clove, smashed and minced fine
• 1/2 fresh lemon, juice of
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in medium-sized bowl, combine garlic, vinegar, lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper.
• 2 drizzle in olive oil slowly, while whisking.
• 3 drop in peppers, onions and tomatoes as you chop them.
• 4 blanch asparagus: boil water, drop asparagus into the water and notice that the color turns a bright green, about 30 seconds, immediately remove asparagus with a slotted spoon to ice water to stop the cooking process.
• 5 once asparagus has cooled a bit, add to the other ingredients and toss well.
• 6 the longer this marinates, the better it tastes.