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    Home » Easy Recipes » Four Ingredients or Less!

    Asparagus salad with feta cheese

    Published: Mar 25, 2023 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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    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!

    asparagus salad with feta

    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!

    Table of contents

    • Three Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Helpful hint
    • FAQ's
    • More delicious fresh appetizers!
    • Printable for Steamed Asparagus with Feta

    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.

    the tough part of asparagus cut off.

    Helpful hint

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

    steaming asparagus

    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.

    asparagus in an ice bath

    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.

    asparagus with feta and red wine vinegar

    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.

    FAQ's

    When is asparagus less expensive to buy?

    Asparagus is in season and usually on sale in the spring! It's a great change from winter vegetables.

    Is asparagus healthy?

    Yes! It has a ton of fiber, is low calory and it's high in iron.

    Is white asparagus just not ripe?

    White asparagus is just a different type and color. There is also purple asparagus but I have never seen it!

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    Printable for Steamed Asparagus with Feta

    asparagus topped with balsamic vinegar and feta cheese.

    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!
    5 from 2 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Salad
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 4 minutes minutes
    Cooling time for asparagus: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 14 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 86cal
    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

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 86cal | 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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    collage showing raw asparagus on top and asparagus salad with feta cheese on the bottom.

    First published on March 29, 2018.

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    1. Patti

      April 22, 2019 at 6:56 am

      I love that this is so simple and I never would have thought of pairing feta with asparagus. Pinning

      Reply
    2. Candy

      April 22, 2019 at 6:54 am

      Looks easy to fix. Will try your method

      Reply
    3. MM

      April 11, 2015 at 10:01 pm

      This sounds wonderful! I love balsamic vinegar and feta... and with asparagus this has to be an amazing meal! Thanks or sharing!

      Reply
      • momcrieff

        June 19, 2015 at 8:14 am

        Hope you love this recipe as much as I do! I love this as a nice lunch or a light dinner. Yum!

        Reply
    4. pestep81

      April 09, 2015 at 5:43 am

      Yum, I love asparagus and feta cheese. Unfortunately I am the only one in this household. Maybe I'll just get some for a nice lunch. Thanks for the idea.

      Reply
      • momcrieff

        April 09, 2015 at 7:32 am

        I usually make some for dinner for myself and my husband. And, have the leftovers for lunch the next two days. It just feels very satisfying and filling to me so I don't need anything else for lunch.

        Reply

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