"Great Recipe On Back!"

I often see food products include a recipe with their product. I have tried them a few time and have never been impressed. I've sort of given up on them - but I appreciate the effort :-)

Well, my husband saw a recipe on the package of some blue cheese and wanted to try it; we already had all of the ingredients in the house.

Blue Cheese and Asparagus Salad
From www.treasurecavecheese.com





















2 lbs asparagus, ends snapped off
1 can mandarin oranges, drained. Save the juice.
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
Salt to taste

• Fill a large bowl with ice water and set aside
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil
• Add the asparagus and cook until crisp-tender
• Drain the asparagus and place into the ice bath for 1 minute
• Drain again and set aside
• In a bowl, whisk together the olive oil and 1 tsp orange juice
• Toss the asparagus, blue cheese, and oranges together
• Drizzle dressing over asparagus mixture
• Toss gently and sprinkle with salt to taste

I didn't really like the recipe. Mostly because I'm not a fan of boiled asparagus, but I also didn't like the combo of blue cheese and oranges. However, the oranges did work well with the asparagus. I think it's a flavor combination worth investigating further.