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Asparagus, Avocado, and Apple Salad

Triple A Salad – Asparagus and Apples

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Servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 small purple onion peeled and sliced (This gives the salad dressing a lovely pink tinge)
  • 1/2 tsp dry mustard powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large apples I use Pink Lady
  • 8 0 z fresh asparagus cut into 1 inch slices
  • 14 0 z baby spinach any other spinach is too bitter
  • 2 avocado pears peeled and sliced
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Instructions

  •   Combine the honey, vinegar, onion, mustard, salt and oil in a glass bowl.
  •   Blend with a hand blender or in a food processor for about 2 minutes until well combined.
  •   Check for sweetness - you may prefer to add a little more honey.
  •   Chop up the apples (skin on) and immediately place them into the honey dressing to prevent them from going brown.
  •   Place the cut asparagus in a separate bowl and cover with boiling water.  Count to 10 and then discard the boiling water and immediately fill
  •      the bowl with ice-cold water.  Wait 10 seconds and discard that too.
  •   Place the spinach on a platter, followed by a layer of asparagus, half the apples in honey dressing, all the avocado and the other half of the
  •      apples.  Finally, top with the cranberries.