Grilled Asparagus Salad with Oranges & Gorgonzola
Prep Time
6 mins
With beautiful spring asparagus and fresh peas, this salad incorporates orange and gorgonzola cheese for a delicious flavor combination. Try it with your favorite white wine vinaigrette.
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American, Vegetarian
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 420 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh asparagus tough ends trimmed
- ¼ tsp table salt
- 1 head red-leaf lettuce leaves torn, washed, and dried ~ 6 cups
- 3/4 cup fresh baby peas
- 3/4 cup thin sliced red onion
- 2 large navel oranges segmented and segments halved, membrane reserved
- ¼ cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese
Instructions
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Spray asparagus with cooking spray and sprinkle with ¼ tsp table salt.Grill asparagus on an outdoor grill or using a grill pan on high for 5-6 minutes or until lightly charred and softened.Allow to cool to room temperature and cross-slice into 1” pieces.
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Either toss all ingredients together to serve (squeezing juice from orange membrane on top) or plate each salad individually with 1 cup of lettuce, a heaping ¼ cup of asparagus sections, 1/8 cup baby peas, 1/8 cup onion, and 6 orange pieces.Squeeze orange membrane over each and garnish each plate with 2 tsp gorgonzola cheese.Drizzle plate with 1 tsp vinaigrette.
Recipe Notes
If you can’t find fresh baby peas, feel free to substitute defrosted (uncooked) frozen baby peas.
Nutrition Facts
Grilled Asparagus Salad with Oranges & Gorgonzola
Amount Per Serving
Calories 420
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g
14%
Saturated Fat 5g
25%
Cholesterol 21mg
7%
Sodium 993mg
41%
Potassium 1718mg
49%
Total Carbohydrates 70g
23%
Dietary Fiber 21g
84%
Sugars 39g
Protein 24g
48%
Vitamin A
104.9%
Vitamin C
284.1%
Calcium
40.6%
Iron
64.8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
