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Fresh-as-Springtime Asparagus Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound asparagus, trimmed* and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1-1/2 cups)
- 2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
- 1 11 ounce can mandarin orange sections, drained
- 1 8 ounce can pineapple chunks (juice pack), drained
- 1/2 cup chopped apple
- 1/2 cup sliced celery
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 1/2 - 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 8 ounce carton light dairy sour cream
- Lettuce leaves
- Crisp-cooked asparagus spears
Directions
1. In a saucepan, cook asparagus pieces, covered, in a small amount of boiling salted water for about 7 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and cool.
2. In a large bowl, combine asparagus, ham, mandarin orange sections, pineapple chunks, apple, celery, and onion. Stir curry powder into sour cream. Stir into ham mixture. Chill up to 2 hours, if you like.
3. Line a salad bowl with lettuce leaves. Spoon in asparagus mixture. Garnish with crisp-cooked asparagus spears. Makes 4 servings.
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Note:
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To prepare the asparagus, wash and scrape off the scales, if you like. Break off the woody bases.
