Asparagus Greek Chopped Salad

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This Asparagus Greek Chopped Salad is made with roasted asparagus, cucumber, tomatoes, black olives, feta cheese and flavored with an easy lemon dressing.

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Total Time22

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Greek

Keyword: asparagus greek chopped salad

Servings: people

Author: Olivia Ribas

Ingredients

For the asparagus

For the salad

1 cup cherry tomatoes cut in half
½ medium red onions sliced
1 cup yellow bell pepper chopped
1 cup cucumber chopped
1 cup Kalamata olives
1 tbsp feta cheese chopped

For the dressing

1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 clove of garlic minced
Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425F.
Break off the tough ends of the asparagus.
Arrange the asparagus onto a baking sheet in a single layer.
Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss well.
Roast the asparagus for 12-15 minutes or until crisp-tender. Let it cold down and then slice them. Set aside.
While the asparagus are in the oven you can make the dressing. In a mason jar, pour the freshly squeezed lemon juice and olive oil. Add salt, pepper, garlic and whisk everything together. Continue to whisk while streaming in the olive oil. Taste to check the seasoning.
In a large salad bowl, add all the ingredients for the salad.
Add asparagus in the salad bowl.
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.
Top with feta cheese. Enjoy!

Notes

You can soak the red onions in cold water to remove some of the bite from them.
Make sure to remove the woody ends of the asparagus before using them, as they'll be unpleasant to eat.
Always chop everything as uniformly as possible and in bite-sized pieces so you can easily get everything with each bite you take.
To store: If this salad will be your lunch at work, bring the dressing in a separate container to avoid the salad getting soggy. Everything will keep well when separate from the dressing for up to 4 days.

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