Artichoke And Asparagus Salad With Pesto-Mayonnaise Dressing
- two large artichokes
- 20 spears asparagus
- two heads endive
- lemon juice
- 1/3 cup Pesto
- 1/3 cup Fresh Mayonnaise
- Trim artichokes, taking off all but 1 inch of stem, chopping off top inch of leaves. Trim any pointy leaves with scissors. Place artichokes in a pot of boiling water with a few squirts of lemon juice. Boil for about 30-45 minutes, until outer leaves are easily removed and the meat on them is tender and easily scraped off with teeth. Remove from water, cover and refridgerate.
- Break woody ends off of asparagus. Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add asparagus and boil for about 5 minutes, until tender but still relatively firm. Remove from hot water and plunge into ice water. Wrap in a towel and keep chilled
- Wash endive, removing whole leaves.
- For dressing, mix pesto and mayonnaise. Add salt and pepper to taste if necessary.
- Assemble salad. Divide asparagus spears and endive among plates. Cut each artichoke in half, and scoop out choke with a spoon. Arrange a half on each plate. Spoon dressing into the well left after removing the choke. serve.
artichokes, asparagus, endive, lemon juice, pesto, fresh mayonnaise
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/artichoke-and-asparagus-salad-with-pesto-mayonnaise-dressing-1203377 (may not work)