Do you need a salad idea to go with your BBQ? This is one of my favourite summer salads. The combination of fresh strawberries and asparagus gives it that little bit of juicy sweetness and crunch. It goes great with lots of different protein additions. It’s my “go to” salad whenever I am doing a BBQ cook up and it also goes beautifully with fresh fish. Those of you who don’t like feta, feel free to omit this, it still tastes amazing with the pesto dressing!

Serves 4

Non-Starchy Vegetables

• 1 Bunch Asparagus (Chopped and pan fried in the butter and garlic)
• 2 Garlic Cloves or (1 tsp crushed garlic)
• 4 Cups Green Salad (mesclun, spinach, or lettuce etc)
• 1 Cup Sliced Cucumber

Low Sugar Fruits

• 1/2 Punnet Strawberries

Healthy Fat’s

• 1 tbsp Butter
• 100g Feta

Pesto Dressing:

• 2 tbsp Pesto
• 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 tbsp Water

1. To cook the asparagus, chop 1-2cm off the bottom of the stalks so that the ends are fresh. And then chop in into ~5cm stick pieces.
2. If using fresh garlic, crush, and dice finely.
3. Heat 1tbsp of butter in a non-stick pan, add garlic, asparagus pieces, and salt to taste and pan fry for 8-10 minutes or until asparagus is cooked through.
4. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
5. In a large salad bowl, add 4 cups of any leafy greens (mesclin, spinach, garden salad etc).
6. Add diced feta, cooked asparagus, sliced strawberries (stalk removed), and thinly sliced cucumber. 
7. Lastly, combine and mix together the pesto ingredients and pour over the salad. 
8. Toss through with salad servers to mix the dressing through and serve!

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