ASPARAGUS, PECORINO AND RED ONION SALAD

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Asparagus, Pecorino and Red Onion Salad image

I just made this fabulously awesome salad that I got from Chef Anne Burrell on foodnetwork.com. I saw her make it on the show, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. It is so good, I just had to share it. Retrieved 3/30/2012 from http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cda/recipe_print/0,1946,FOOD_9 The photographs are mine.

Provided by Susan Feliciano

Categories     Other Salads

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 bunch pencil-thin asparagus
1 small red onion, finely diced
1 c coarsely grated aged pecorino cheese
1/2 c red wine vinegar
extra-virgin olive oil
kosher salt

Steps:

  • 1. Break the woody tips off the asparagus, and thinly slice it, including tips, crosswise into pieces about the size of peas.
  • 2. Place the asparagus in a medium bowl. Add the red onion and pecorino cheese and toss to combine.
  • 3. Dress the with vinegar, olive oil to your taste, and kosher salt; then toss again. This salad should be fairly heavily dressed. The vinegar will sort of "cook" or tenderize the asparagus.
  • 4. It is best to do this about an hour or so in advance to let the flavors "marry".

There are no comments yet!