Asparagus salad with scampi and berries! What a colorful spring salad, a new weekly special in the Chef’s Handyman recipe blog.
Colors are not only for fashion! I love a colorful food composition as well. With the spring the bright colors will be back again. Why not reflect this spirit into the food? Seafood is very nice with berries or fruits.
The lemon gives the berries and the scampi a nice and fresh flavor. The black pepper takes out the fruity flavor of the berries. The asparagus does very well harmonize with the seafood and the fruits.
The only male tester in our round pointed out, that this salad is made for a ladies’ lunch. So the result of the testing can therefore not be considered representative.
Try and find out. This salad is just delicious!
Chef’s Handyman cooking recipe for 4 persons: Asparagus salad with scampi and berries!
Cut asparagus in pieces. Heat olive oil in frying pan. Roast gently on each side until soft. Place in a bowl. Then roast scampi on each side for 1-2 minutes on medium heat.
Cut strawberries in quarter.
To make dressing: Combine 4 tbsp. of olive oil, 2 tbsp. of lemon juice, 1 tbsp. of lemon rind, 2 tbsp. of raspberry vinegar, 1 pinch of salt, 1 pinch of black pepper, 1 tsp. of honey and lemon balm leaves.
Place green salad leaves, asparagus, scampi and berries on a plate. Sprinkle with dressing.
Serve salad with baguette or bread.
Shopping list for 4 persons:
Vegetables: 400 g or 13 Oz. asparagus
Fruits, Berries: 250 g or 8 Oz. strawberries, 150 g or 5 Oz. brambles, 1 lemon (organic)
Vinegar: 2 tbsp. raspberry vinegar
Oil: 6 tbsp. olive oil
Spices: Salt, black pepper
Herbs: 1 bunch lemon balm
Salad: 1 green salad
Seafood: 400 g or 13 Oz. scampi
Honey: 1 tsp.
This cooking recipe will be published in the Chef’s Handyman app for iPhone/iPad. The cooking recipe can be downloaded in the e-cookbook ‘Free trial recipes’. Click on the button on top right in the category screen than push the update button within the mentioned e-cookbook. When the app will be downloaded the first time, this cooking recipe will be already included. The Chef’s Handyman app can be found in the iTunes Store.
