Asparagus with sweet balsamic dressing
Recipe & Food Styling Marisa Curatolo, Photography Cory Aronec
This gorgeous platter of greens is more simple to make than you can imagine. Less than 10 minutes and you're digging into crunchy, lemony, nutty tasting asparagus. Perfect with eggs!
Ingredients
12 asparagus spears, trimmed
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
Lemon zest, to garnish
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Sweet balsamic dressing
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
Preparation
For dressing, whisk together oil, vinegar and honey in small bowl.
In large saucepan of boiling salted water, blanch asparagus for 4 minutes. Drain and refresh under cold water. Pat dry. To serve, arrange asparagus on platter. Drizzle with dressing; sprinkle with pine nuts and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper.
