Blue Cheese Spring Salad

Total Time: 11 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 lb asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2-in . pieces
• 1 carrot, large, peeled and sliced into ribbons
• 5 ounces bibb lettuce, about one large head
• 1/2 cup frisee
• 2 cups romaine lettuce, torn
• 4 ounces mushrooms, your choice
• 6 radishes, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup blue cheese dressing, good quality
• 1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled (optional)
• 2 tablespoons almonds, sliced, toasted (optional)

Recipe

• 1 bring a pot of water to a boil, add asparagus and cook 1 minute, drain and cool.
• 2 for carrot curls, roll carrot strips into coils and soak in ice water for 10 minutes, drain. (completely optional. since i rarely dine with the queen, i generally can't be bothered).
• 3 arrange salad greens on plates. top with asparagus, carrots, mushrooms, and radishes. spoon dressing over salad. add crumbled blue cheese and toasted almonds of desired.