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Ingredients
- White Asparagus Salad
- White Asparagus Salad
- Ingredients
- 1 small shallot (peeled and minced)
- ¼ cup Honey Ridge Farms balsamic honey vinegar (you may substitute 1 tablespoon honey combined with 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar)
- 3 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- ½ cup canola oil (or other mild flavored oil)
- 1 pound fresh white asparagus
- kosher salt (as needed)
- freshly cracked black pepper (to taste)
- 4-6 whole romaine leaves
- 2 oranges (peeled and cut into "supreme" sections)
- ½ cup ripe green olives (ripe olives are cured after ripening on the tree, most green olives are not, you may substitute ripe black olives)
- 2 cup loosely packed alfalfa sprouts or other micro-greens
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 767g | |
| Calories 1492 | |
| Calories from Fat 1290 | 86% |
| Total Fat 145.36g | 182% |
| Saturated Fat 14.93g | 60% |
| Trans Fat 0.44g | |
| Cholesterol 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium 4079mg | 170% |
| Potassium 167mg | 5% |
| Total Carbs 37.92g | 10% |
| Dietary Fiber 14.9g | 50% |
| Sugars 8.12g | 5% |
| Protein 10.99g | 18% |
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