I had leftover asparagus because I ended up buying more than I needed for an Easter pasta dish I made, so I thought I would make another meal with it. I am pretty excited that asparagus is available again, so I don’t mind having it a few times in a row. I had made a creamy pasta dish with the first of it, so I thought I would make a lighter raw dish for the last of it. I ended up making a simple Spring Asparagus Slaw.
I eat slaw a lot for lunch, and turns out this was perfect for that! I kept it simple, just asparagus, cabbage, and green onions with hemp seeds and pumpkin seeds for protein, and a creamy oil free dressing with a pumpkin seed walnut butter base. I have pumpkin seed walnut butter on hand for just this purpose (making dressing), because it is the base for another favorite dressing I make.
It tasted delicious! Bright from the lemon juice I had used in the dressing, crunchy, and savory. Perfect for lunch with some grilled tempeh! I am so happy that Spring is now here and I can have things like fresh asparagus. I was getting a bit sick of all of the Winter produce.
Spring Asparagus Slaw
Serves 2-3
Dressing:
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seed walnut butter*
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 Tbsp filtered water or as needed
1 Tbsp plus 1 tsp raw coconut nectar
sea salt to taste
Veggies:
1/2 large head green cabbage, shredded
2 cups asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces
3 green onions, sliced
1/4 cup raw shelled hemp seeds
2 Tbsp raw pumpkin seeds
Whisk together dressing ingredients until smooth. Add the veggies to a bowl, and toss with the dressing, hemp seeds, and pumpkin seeds. Serve!
*To make raw pumpkin seed walnut butter, add 2 cups raw walnuts, and 2 cups raw pumpkin seeds to a high speed blender, along with 1/2 tsp sea salt. Blend until smooth at high speed, using the tamper to press the nuts down into the blades. Store in a jar in the refrigerator. If you do not wish to make this butter, you may use just walnut butter or raw almond butter in the recipe instead.
It never occurred to me you could make slaw with asparagus. This recipe is lovely.
Thank you :)!