Asparagus-Arugula Salad with Lemon & Parmesan

Preparation info
  • Makes

    6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Williams Sonoma Pizza

By Williams Sonoma

Published 2024

  • About

This simplest of salads is ideal when pencil-thin asparagus hits the farmers’ markets. But if you’ve already fired up the grill, use thicker spears and grill just until crisp-tender. Let them cool, then chop and add to the salad.

Ingredients

  • lb (1.6 kg) pencil-thin asparagus
  • 3 cups (105

Method

Bring a large saucepan two-thirds full of salted water to a boil over high heat. Have ready a bowl of ice water. Trim off the tough end of each asparagus spear and cut the spears on the diagonal into 1½-inch (4-cm) lengths.

Add the asparagus pieces to the boiling water and cook until the asparagus is crisp-tender and bright green, about 1 minute. Drain and then immediately plunge the as