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Ingredients
for
4
Tomato and Asparagus Layered Salad
30 min.
Time:
260
calories
Calories:
Ingredientsfor
- For the salad
- 8 stalks white Asparagus
- 1 pinch sugar
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 4 leaves Lettuce
- 500 grams Tomatoes
- For the dressing
- 3 Tbsps apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsps Walnut oil
- 4 Tbsps vegetable oil
- 1 tsp Basil pesto
- 1 tsp Tomato paste
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
Preparation
1.
Rinse asparagus thoroughly, peel, cut off woody ends and cook in salted water with sugar and 1 tablespoon butter for about 15 minutes. Remove, drain well and cut into 7 cm (approximately 2 3/4 inch) long pieces.
2.
Blanch the tomatoes for a few seconds, peel, quarter and remove seeds. Cut into small cubes and season with salt and pepper.
3.
Season vinegar with salt and pepper and mix with the oils. Divide the sauce in half and mix one half with the pesto and the other half with the tomato paste.
4.
Rinse the lettuce leaves, spin dry and tear into small pieces.
5.
To serve, layer as desired the asparagus, lettuce leaves and tomato in a wide metal ring set on each plate. Sprinkle the plates with a little of the salad dressings to decorate.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 260 cal. | (12 %) | ||
| Protein | 2.46 g | (3 %) | ||
| Fat | 24.47 g | (21 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 10.99 g | (7 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 1.05 g | (4 %) | ||
| Roughage | 3.15 g | (11 %) |