Asparagus salad with feta cheese

Asparagus salad is a delightful change of pace from regular salads.  With only three ingredients, including the asparagus, this recipe is quick and easy to make!  It is also amazingly delicious!

My favorite Italian restaurant served this as a cold asparagus salad. A different restaurant served this as a cold asparagus appetizer. The feta makes it so flavorful! This is a versatile recipe. It is so simple to make, fresh, and a wonderful change from the veggies we have been eating in the winter. I make this feta asparagus salad as my lunch or sometimes even dinner. It's delicious and filling!

If you are a fellow asparagus lover, this asparagus appetizer, with crispy prosciutto is simply amazing!

Three Ingredients

Fresh asparagus, medium-sized stalks
Balsamic vinegar or Red wine vinegar (I use grocery store variety)
Feta cheese crumbles

Instructions

Step 1
Trim 1 ½ to 2 inches off the bottom of the stocks. This is the tough part of the asparagus stalks. You can snap the bottoms off, but I just cut them after I've snapped a few to see how much I should cut off.

Helpful hint

If you are steaming asparagus stalks, cut enough of the stalks off so they fit perfectly into your steaming basket.

Step 2
Steam for about 4 minutes. You want it to be tender but still a little crisp. You may need to add a minute if you are steaming a lot of asparagus simultaneously.

Step 3
Plunge the asparagus into an ice bath to stop the cooking process and cool it. An ice bath is as simple as it sounds. Water and some ice. Make sure the bowl is big enough for the asparagus to be submerged.

Step 4
Plate your asparagus, drizzle vinegar on it, and sprinkle your Feta cheese on top. I LOVE this for lunch! It is fresh, light, and filling.

Hint: If you are making this for yourself, and don't need to take pictures of it, just cut it into 1 ½-inch pieces before steaming. It's more fork-friendly this way.

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Asparagus salad - with feta cheese!

A delicious and fresh tasting asparagus salad.  If you like feta cheese, you are going to love this recipe.  This can be served as a salad, appetizer or a meal!

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time4 minutes mins

Cooling time for asparagus5 minutes mins

Total Time14 minutes mins

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4

Calories: 86Kcal

Author: Susan Moncrieff

Ingredients

• 1 lb Asparagus
• ¼ cup Balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar
• ½ cup Feta cheese

Instructions

• Trim 1 ½ to 2 inches off the bottom of the stocks.
• Steam for about 4 minutes. You want it to be tender but still a little crisp. If you are steaming a larger batch, you may need to add a minute.
• Plunge the asparagus into an ice bath to stop the cooking process and to cool it.
• Plate your asparagus, drizzle your vinegar on it and then sprinkle your Feta cheese on top.

Notes

Another delicious asparagus recipe is this easy asparagus appetizer with crispy prosciutto.

Nutrition (I am not a nutritionist. These are estimates only)

Serving: 1g | Calories: 86Kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 936IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 3mg

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First published on March 29, 2018.