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Ingredients
Sea salt
½ pound asparagus, woody ends trimmed
3 large handfuls young arugula
Juice of 1 blood orange
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup grapeseed oil
½ cup goat curd (or fresh goat cheese), chilled
Preparation
- Step 1
Bring a large pan of water to a boil. Add enough salt to make the water salty. Add the asparagus and cook for 3 minutes. Drain and run under cold water. Lay the asparagus out to cool completely and dry. Slice into 1-to-1 ½-inch lengths. Combine the asparagus and arugula in a bowl.
- Step 2
In a small bowl, whisk together the blood-orange juice, vinegar and mustard and a little salt and pepper. Add the oil in gradual amounts, first in drops, then in a thin stream, until the vinaigrette is thick and emulsified. Season to taste.
- Step 3
Pour the dressing over the arugula and asparagus. Toss to coat. Add the goat curd, broken into lumps. Toss gently to mix. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Private Notes
Comments
I used a regular orange and increased the red wine vin to 1 Tb. It was great, but might try adding toasted pistachios too.
Also, used (untoasted - plain) almond oil and had to substitute baby radicchio for the arugula, since that is what was growing in my garden (along with homegrown asparagus!)
