Maple Asparagus Salad

Keto Recipes > Keto Lunch Recipes

The Maple Asparagus Salad is an explosion of colors and textures. It’s crisp, juicy, and crunchy with a hint of sweetness. The maple balsamic dressing works wonders when paired with both feta cheese and asparagus.

Maple Asparagus Salad

The maple asparagus salad is great for spring and summer dinners, cookouts, and picnics. There’s minimal prep time; the most time-consuming part of this recipe is cooking and preparing the asparagus spears. You also don’t have to dunk them in cold water afterward, however, it’s an easy way to cool the asparagus down fast.

Yields 8 servings of Maple Asparagus Salad

The Preparation

  • 20 medium asparagus spears
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 large bowl of ice water
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar-free maple syrup

The Execution

1. Pre-heat a large pot on the stove. Bring the pot to a boil.

Maple Asparagus Salad
2. Drop the asparagus spears into the boiling water. Cook for 4 minutes. Turn the asparagus spears over ensure they are evenly cooked. Cook for another 4 minutes.

Maple Asparagus Salad
3. Place the tomato halves, chopped walnuts, and crumbled feta into a salad bowl.

Maple Asparagus Salad
4. In a separate smaller bowl, mix together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and sugar-free maple syrup.

Maple Asparagus Salad
5. Once the asparagus is done, immediately place the spears into the bowl of ice water. Leave for 5 minutes.

Maple Asparagus Salad
6. Place the asparagus spears onto paper towels and pat dry. Chop the asparagus spears into smaller pieces.

Maple Asparagus Salad
7. Add the asparagus pieces into the salad bowl mix. Pour the salad dressing mix onto the salad. Toss the salad to ensure the ingredients are evenly coated.

Maple Asparagus Salad

This makes a total of 8 servings of Maple Asparagus Salad. Each serving comes out to be 211.25 Calories, 19g Fats, 4.46g Net Carbs, and 5.99g Protein.

Maple Asparagus Salad Calories Fats(g) Carbs(g) Fiber(g) Net Carbs(g) Protein(g)
20 asparagus spears 66 0.7 12 6 6 7.2
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 27 0.3 5.8 1.8 4 1.3
1 cup chopped walnuts 785 78 16 8 8 18
1 cup crumbled feta cheese 396 32 6.1 0 6.1 21
3 tablespoons olive oil 358 41 0 0 0 0
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 42 0 8.2 0 8.2 0.2
2 tablespoons sugar-free maple syrup 16 0 3.6 0.2 3.4 0.2
Totals 1690 152 51.7 16 35.7 47.9
Per Serving(/8) 211.25 19 6.46 2 4.46 5.99
Maple Asparagus Salad

Maple Asparagus Salad

This makes a total of 8 servings of Maple Asparagus Salad. Each serving comes out to be 211.25 Calories, 19g Fats, 4.46g Net Carbs, and 5.99g Protein.
No ratings yet

Ingredients
  

  • 20 medium asparagus spears
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1 large bowl of ice water
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar-free maple syrup

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat a large pot on stove. Bring the pot to a boil.
  • Drop the asparagus spears into the boiling water. Cook for 4 minutes. Turn the asparagus spears over ensure they are evenly cooked. Cook for another 4 minutes.
  • Place the tomato halves, chopped walnuts, and crumbled feta into a salad bowl.
  • In a separate smaller bowl, mix together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and sugar free maple syrup.
  • Once the asparagus is done, immediately place the spears into the bowl of ice water. Leave for 5 minutes.
  • Place the asparagus spears onto paper towels and pat dry. Chop the asparagus spears into smaller pieces.
  • Add the asparagus pieces into the salad bowl mix. Pour the salad dressing mix onto the salad. Toss the salad to ensure the ingredients are evenly coated.