Blue cheese vinaigrette makes a wonderful dressing for this Asparagus Apple Salad!
You’ve gotta love a simple salad recipe. This asparagus apple salad is one of those! There are only three main ingredients (asparagus, lettuce and apples). And then the vinaigrette is super easy to make too. The asparagus are cooked briefly, but that’s the extent of the “work” required to make this delicious salad.
Ingredients needed:
- crumbled blue cheese
- fresh parsley
- white vinegar
- water
- granulated white sugar
- Dijon mustard
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- asparagus
- butter lettuce
- Gala apples
How to make Asparagus Apple Salad
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
MAKE THE DRESSING:
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In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients.
PREPARE THE SALAD:
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In a medium pot of boiling water, cook the asparagus for just 1 minute. Drain and rinse under cold running water; drain and pat dry.
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In a large bowl, combine the asparagus, lettuce, and apple. Drizzle with vinaigrette; toss gently to coat.
Top individual servings with blue cheese crumbles, if desired.
Butter lettuce is a lovely lettuce to use for a salad. But you can certainly substitute another kind of lettuce, if you’d like. The crunch of the apples is an appealing feature as well. And blue cheese really brings it all together. Enjoy!
The Best Salad Recipes:
- Caprese Salad with Burrata Cheese
- Grilled Romaine Wedge Salad
- Asian Chicken Cranberry Salad
- Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
- Broccoli Salad
If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.
Asparagus Apple Salad with Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
Recipe Details
Ingredients
DRESSING:
- ¼ cup (1 ounce) crumbled blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon granulated white sugar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
SALAD:
- 2 cups (2-inch) diagonally cut asparagus
- 4 cups torn butter lettuce (or red leaf)
- 2 cups thinly sliced Gala apple
- additional blue cheese crumbles, optional
Instructions
MAKE THE DRESSING:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients.
PREPARE THE SALAD:
- In a medium pot of boiling water, cook the asparagus for just 1 minute. Drain and rinse under cold running water; drain and pat dry.
- In a large bowl, combine the asparagus, lettuce, and apple. Drizzle with vinaigrette; toss gently to coat. Top individual servings with blue cheese crumbles, if desired.
Notes
- If counting WW Points, you should used reduced-fat blue cheese.
