Grilled Asparagus Over Greens For 2

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 -8 asparagus spears, roasted
• 4 cups little gem lettuce (sucrine)
• 1/2 cup cottage cheese, drained
• 2 tablespoons roasted pistachios
• 6 stuffed pimento-stuffed green olives
• 1/2 small cucumber, peeled and diced very small
• 1/4 cup plain yogurt, drained
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 teaspoon fresh dill, minced
• salt
• pepper, to taste
• milk or buttermilk, for thinning
• fresh dill sprig

Recipe

• 1 prepare the dressing: place the diced cucumber in a bowl and sprinkle with salt; stir. set the the cucumber in a colander placed over the bowl and set aside to drain; about 30 minutes. rinse to remove salt and drain again.
• 2 place the remaining salad dressing ingredients in a bowl and stir in the cucumbers to mix well. cover and chill under ready to serve.
• 3 prepare the asparagus: preheat oven to 425 degrees. lightly drizzle asparagus spears with olive oil and roast for 8 minutes. set aside to cool.
• 4 arrange the lettuce on two chilled salad plates.
• 5 top each serving with cottage cheese, asparagus spears, green olives and the roasted pistachios.
• 6 spoon dressing over each serving.
• 7 garnish with fresh dill sprigs if desired.