Summer is here which means asparagus and salad season is upon us! I absolutely love asparagus and have definitely been taking advantage of it this season. This delicious, simple salad is so healthy and yummy. It's the perfect salad to take along to a summer barbecue and enjoy on these warm summer nights we've been having.
Asparagus is a superfood in my eyes, it's a fantastic source of beta-carotene, folate, iron and vitamins B1, B2, C, E and K. Pair it with kumara which is a healthy low GI carb source that is also high in beta-carotene, rich in potassium and is loaded with glutathione (an antioxidant that helps to nourish our immune system and protect against disease) and you have yourself one nourishing summer salad. This recipe was inspired by Chelsea Winter as I wanted to create a nut-free version.
Ingredients:
3cupskumara, chopped into small pieces
1bunch of asparagus, hard ends snapped off then cut up into small pieces
½red onion, thinly sliced
⅓cupsunflower seeds
¼cupparsley, finely chopped
olive oil
salt/pepper
Dressing
Juice from 1/2 lemon
2tbspolive oil
1tspwholegrain mustard
1tspmaple syrup
salt/pepper to taste
Method:
1
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Wash and chop kumara then place onto an oven proof dish, drizzle with olive oil then season with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
2
After 20 minutes, add the asparagus into the oven dish and pop back into the oven for another 5-10 minutes until the asparagus has softened and the kumara is cooked through.
3
Add all dressing ingredients into a bowl and whisk together until well combined. In a bowl add the cooked kumara, asparagus, red onion, sunflower seeds and parsley. Pour the dressing on top and mix everything together. Add additional salt and pepper if needed.
1bunch of asparagus, hard ends snapped off then cut up into small pieces
½red onion, thinly sliced
⅓cupsunflower seeds
¼cupparsley, finely chopped
olive oil
salt/pepper
Dressing
Juice from 1/2 lemon
2tbspolive oil
1tspwholegrain mustard
1tspmaple syrup
salt/pepper to taste
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Wash and chop kumara then place onto an oven proof dish, drizzle with olive oil then season with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
2
After 20 minutes, add the asparagus into the oven dish and pop back into the oven for another 5-10 minutes until the asparagus has softened and the kumara is cooked through.
3
Add all dressing ingredients into a bowl and whisk together until well combined. In a bowl add the cooked kumara, asparagus, red onion, sunflower seeds and parsley. Pour the dressing on top and mix everything together. Add additional salt and pepper if needed.
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