Shaved Asparagus Salad with Brioche Croutons.

I love a good asparagus salad! This one is filled with shaved asparagus, chickpeas, sliced almonds and feta cheese. Topped with light and crunchy brioche croutons, the texture is amazing! Finish it off with honey mustard vinaigrette for the best flavor ever.

Spring salads are here!

This asparagus salad is full of so many crunchy toppings, is super satisfying and drizzled in my favorite dressing of all time. 

It’s the perfect dish for spring or even your Easter brunch! 

On one hand it feels like spring has taken forever to arrive – and on the other it has come quickly! I am super excited to usher it in with a lot of my favorite produce.

Including asparagus, of course!

These crisp little spears are so versatile and we all really love them in my house. Sure, the kids may need them roasted and showered in parmesan but they do love it! And that makes everything better.

Every few years I get the urge to shave the asparagus spears and make a salad with them. It’s not the easiest thing in the world, but once you get started, it goes pretty quickly. I LOVE how tender the asparagus ribbons become, especially when tossed in a dressing. 

And they are crisp themselves, plus then we have lots of toppings of course!

Chickpeas.

Sliced almonds. 

Feta cheese! 

Oh and croutons of course. 

Croutons made with brioche bread, which are amazing. 

The brioche croutons are so light and crisp. The pillowy bread gets so crunchy in the oven and it makes the perfect croutons. And while I love the big crunch, crushing the brioche croutons over the salad is my favorite thing to do.

In fact, I do it with most croutons! It always gives more overall texture to a salad than regular crouton chunks. It’s just like having crunchy bread crumbs all over the salad.

Finally, a big drizzle of honey mustard vinaigrette all over the salad finishes things off. Yes, I use this dressing all the time! It’s so tangy and savory with a hint of sweetness. Definitely a major love here. 

It’s also a great base to add in some leftover chicken or even something like shrimp! Or serve it on the side with some salmon too. (more…)

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