Red, Green and White Christmas Salad
A festive salad filled with Christmas colours to compliment any festive spread! Perfect for making ahead.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 2 bunches asparagus
- 10 oz green beans
- 5 oz snow peas
- 4 oz feta
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Fill a large pot with water and bring to boil.
- 2
Cut the woody ends off the asparagus, then cut the asparagus into 3. Separate the asparagus heads from the stems.
- 3
Trim the beans and place in a separate pile.
- 4
Remove the strings along each side of the snow peas.
- 5
Place the beans in the boiling water. When the water comes back to the simmer again, leave the beans to simmer for 30 seconds. (Note 1)
- 6
Add the asparagus stems in. Once it comes back up to a simmer, count 30 seconds again. Then add the snow peas and asparagus heads, bring it back up to a simmer and count to 30 seconds.
- 7
Immediately drain the greens and run cold water over the greens for 10 seconds to stop the cooking process.
- 8
Once cool, set aside to dry. Roughly dry with a paper towel if serving immediately.
- 9
Combine the Dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well to mix.
- 10
Place the greens in a bowl and toss with the Dressing.
- 11
Transfer to a serving bowl, crumble over feta and scatter with dried cranberries. Serve immediately.