Spring Vegetable Grain Salad with Lemon Dill Dressing
Servings: 4 -6
Ingredients
- 2 cups of your favorite grain cooked (farro, wheat berries, couscous, rice, etc.)
- For the dressing:
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice about 2 small lemons
- zest of one lemon
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill finely chopped
- For the vegetables:
- 2 cups or about 15 stalks, asparagus, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup peas frozen or fresh
- 3 radishes thinly sliced
- ½ cup crumbled goat cheese
Instructions
- Prepare the dressing by whisking all dressing ingredients together, or placing them in a mason jar and shaking until well combined.
- Set aside until ready to use.
- Bring medium pot of water to boil.
- Add asparagus, and cook until bright green to blanch, about 2 minutes.
- Add the peas for the last minute.
- Immediately drain and run cold water over the vegetables.
- Add asparagus, peas, and radishes to grain, then toss with the dressing.
- Top with goat cheese.
- Serve and enjoy!