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Asparagus, artichoke and grape tomato salad with cottage cheese

Name: Asparagus, artichoke and grape tomato salad with cottage cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1/4 cup roughly chopped chives; 2 bunches asparagus, trimmed, blanched in boiling salted water for 2 minutes, refreshed, halved lengthways; 200g grape tomatoes, sliced lengthways; 8 artichoke hearts in brine, drained, halved; 1 butter lettuce, leaves separated; 1/2 cup (100g) low-fat cottage cheese

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Asparagus, artichoke and grape tomato salad with cottage cheese

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by Kate Nichols

Food producer

Oct 03, 2015

Take salad from starters to the main event with this top recipe. It's low-fat, tasty and vegetarian, too.

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup roughly chopped chives
2 bunches asparagus, trimmed, blanched in boiling salted water for 2 minutes, refreshed, halved lengthways
200g grape tomatoes, sliced lengthways
8 artichoke hearts in brine, drained, halved
1 butter lettuce, leaves separated
1/2 cup (100g) low-fat cottage cheese

Method

1.

Whisk oil, vinegar and mustard in a large bowl and season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
2.

Add chives, asparagus, tomato and artichokes, then toss well to combine. Divide lettuce leaves among plates, scatter over the salad mixture and top with cottage cheese.

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