Soo I bought a bag of asparagus from Costco and it needed to be used up pronto (story of almost everything I make...) I was tired of plain ol' roasted asparagus, so I searched for a cool recipe that seemed fun. I found
It is a green salad topped with roasted asparagus, apples, and cheese. Totally sounded like my kind of dish, so I gave it a try. First of all, I had to go to my grocery store to buy the Gruyere cheese... and damn the cheese was expensive! I compared all the Gruyeres and tried to figure out the cheapest brand... the cheapest was about $7 for a little block of cheese (a bit bigger than a bar of soap!) I debated back and forth whether I should use or not use the cheese and shopped around and of course in the end I bought the expensive cheese because I didn't want to take chances on missing out on an amazing recipe. I guess Quality Ingredients equal better food. Right.
I had never bought Gruyere cheese, or cooked with it as a matter of fact. But I'm very glad I did, a bit on the asparagus salad tasted amazing and went very well with the fruit and asparagus.
This is a beautiful salad with a nice crunch and sweetness from the apples, the creaminess of the cheese, and the nice vinegary bite from the salad dressing.
Spring has sprung, so go on and buy some asparagus (and Gruyere while you are at it)!
I really wish I liked to cook. Your blog inspires me to at least consider it. :-) Looking forward to your next post.
ReplyDeleteMichelle this sounds so good, but the link doesn't work! Maybe try to copy and paste the recipe
ReplyDeleteThe link worked for me -- it sounds delicious! Do you think I could trick dad into eating asparagus this way?
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