B.c. Asparagus And Smoked Salmon Salad With Chive Vinaigrette

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar (15 ml)
• 1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard (2 ml)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (1 ml)
• 1/3 cup olive oil (75 ml)
• 2 tablespoons snipped chives (30 ml)
• 1 bunch thin asparagus
• 8 cups mesclun (2 l)
• 12 slices smoked salmon, preferably b.c. wild

Recipe

• 1 partially fill a large frying pan with water. bring to a boil over high heat.
• 2 fill a bowl with ice water.
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk vinegar with dijon and salt. whisk in oil. add chives. snap off and discard tough ends of asparagus.
• 4 slip asparagus into boiling water. cook until tender-crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. drain. plunge into ice water. when cool, drain. pat dry with paper towels.
• 5 place greens on salad plates. top with a few asparagus spears. loosely fold salmon over spears. drizzle dressing over the top.