A deliciously light spring salad with few ingredients, ready to eat in 15 minutes. If you can, make sure to buy courgettes and asparagus in season, when they’ll be at their sweetest. 4 Easy Ingredients 250g bunch of British asparagus 4 shallots, finely sliced 2 small courgettes, sliced into disks 100g feta, broken into small pieces 2 tsp poppy seeds 4-5 sprigs tarragon, leaves roughly chopped ½ lemon 2 tbsp olive oil 1tsp dijon mustard 2 tbsp creme fraiche Method Bring a pan of water to the boil and blanch the asparagus for 2-3 minutes. Add the sliced shallots to the pan for 30 seconds then drain the pan and run the veg under cold water. Drain again and put into a salad bowl with the courgette, feta, poppy seeds and tarragon. To mix the dressing put the juice of the lemon, oil, mustard and creme fraiche in jar with a screw top. Season and shake to combine. Drizzle over the salad and toss well. Taste and adjust the seasoning of necessary. www.ukshallot.com About The AuthorYorkshire Food & Drink Yorkshire's only dedicated food and drink website from Yorkshire Post Newspapers and its sister titles in the region. Showcasing everything Yorkshire has to offer from the fruits of the sea to the fields of the moors and beyond. It includes unbiased restaurant reviews by renowned food critics, recipes and 'how to' videos from some of Yorkshire's finest chefs and latest food and drink news and blogs from around our amazing county. And you can have your say either on the site or via our Facebook and Twitter accounts. Let us know what you think comments
