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salad-Spring Asparagus Salad

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Spring Asparagus Salad
 
Serve warm as a side dish, or chilled as an Asparagus salad
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 1-2 bunches asparagus
  • 2 Cups Cous Cous (uncooked)
  • ½ Cup Black olives ( pitted, sliced)
  • ½ Cup feta cheese
  • ½ toasted pine nuts ( optional)
  • Handful fresh mint or Italian parsley
  • Zest from one lemon
  • Dressing:
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3 Tablespoons whole grain mustard sauce
  • 2 Tablespoon Red wine vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper

Instructions
  1. Trim the tough ends of the asparagus off. Lay them on a baking sheet and drizzle with 1-2 Tbsp olive oil, sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt and cracked pepper, and half of the lemon zest. Roast in the oven until just tender, about 20-25 minutes. Cut into bite size pieces. (Alternatively, for faster preparation, blanch bite size pieces of asparagus, along with the cous cous, during the last 2 minutes of the cous cous's cooking time.)
  2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add 2 cups  Cous Cous, and cook until cooked.
  3. While cous cous is cooking, make the dressing. In a small bowl, stir all ingredients together.
  4. Drain cous cous, and place in a large bowl. Toss it with the dressing, olives, asparagus, feta, pine nuts, fresh herbs and lemon zest. Serve warm, or chill and serve as a salad.

Nutritional Info:
  1. Calories: 95 % Daily Values*
  2. Total Fat 7.6g11%
  3.  Saturated Fat 1.2g6% 
  4. Polyunsaturated Fat 3.08g  
  5. Monounsaturated Fat 3.51g  
  6. Trans Fat 0g
  7.  Cholesterol 0mg0%
  8. Sodium 73mg3%
  9. Potassium 7mg
  10.  Total Carbohydrate 5.8g1%
  11.  Dietary Fiber 2.5g10% 
  12. Sugars 2.8g
  13. Protein 2.8g  
  14. Vitamin A 17% Vitamin C 11%
    Folate  31%
    Calcium 5% Iron 27%
    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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