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Butter Lettuce Salad with Mandarins, Asparagus and Manchego Cheese

Prep 5 min
Total 15 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 4

Butter lettuce is known as a “buttery” variety with a nice taste between bitter and sweet, which makes it perfect to serve with fruits and/or cheese. For this occasion, I prepared it with fresh asparagus, mandarins and Manchego cheese. I like to buy this variety of lettuce because it can be sautéed with other vegetables in a wok, without losing its essence.

Ingredients

1 head butter lettuce
1 cup mandarin oranges
1/2 lb cooked asparagus
Manchego cheese, to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Wash and cut the lettuce. Drain mandarins and save the juice to make a balsamic vinaigrette. Cook asparagus for 5-7 minutes, I like them crunchy so I add them to boiling water and then I turn off the heat. I leave them for about 5 minutes and then I drain them. I also like to sauté them on a grill with a little cooking spray.
2

Add cooked asparagus and other ingredients to a bowl.
3

Mix mandarin juice, balsamic vinegar, olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle over salad and serve.

You can serve the salad in individual bowls and accompany with a chicken breast or salmon.
Add blackberries or strawberries to the salad.
You can substitute the Manchego cheese for goat cheese or fresh mozzarella.

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Butter lettuce is known as a “buttery” variety with a nice taste between bitter and sweet, which makes it perfect to serve with fruits and/or cheese. For this occasion, I prepared it with fresh asparagus, mandarins and Manchego cheese. I like to buy this variety of lettuce because it can be sautéed with other vegetables in a wok, without losing its essence.