Chef John's Shaved Asparagus Salad

Chef John's Shaved Asparagus Salad
  • Dressing:
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, or more to taste
  • 24 large asparagus spears
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed
  • 4 ounces pastrami, sliced into thin strips


  1. Whisk vinegar and mustard together in a mixing bowl. Slowly drizzle in olive oil while whisking rapidly until the dressing is thick and creamy.
  2. Hold an asparagus stalk at the stem, tip pointing away from you, on a work surface. Shave ribbons of asparagus off of the stalk with a vegetable peeler, moving the peeler from the stem-end to the tip. Repeat with remaining asparagus. Transfer asparagus strips to a bowl.
  3. Sprinkle salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper over asparagus; drizzle dressing over the top and toss to coat. Let sit until asparagus wilts slightly, 2 to 4 minutes.
  4. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir pastrami in hot oil until almost crisp, 2 to 3 minutes.
  5. Divide asparagus salad between four plates and top with pastrami.

05/08/2018
Chef John's Shaved Asparagus Salad, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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