Fresh Idea! Weaved Asparagus Salad

Take a look at this lovely woven asparagus salad from Food Mayhem — what a simple yet elegant presentation for spring-fresh asparagus.

This is one of the simplest ways to serve asparagus, despite its fancy presentation. It's just sliced with a mandoline and then layered with shaved Parmesan, olive oil, and salt and pepper. So simple, so easy, and so fresh.

We really like how this enhances the tactile experience of eating asparagus. This doesn't look like a dish to be eaten with a fork, but one to untangle with your fingers, unthreading the woven strands of asparagus. It makes us think about the ways in which just arranging the food on a plate can change or enhance the experience of eating. Just looking at this makes us want to go and find a bunch of asparagus right now!

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Comments (16)

I love this presentation....creative and elegant.

Weaved? WOVEN. Yeesh. Get a grip on grammar, folks!

The adjective to describe something made by weaving is WOVEN.

Weaved is only used as the past tense of the verb to weave and only when it refers to the action of moving from side to side. The past tense of to weave when it refers to the action of intertwining items is wove.

Give me a break. This is way too time- and energy-intensive for REAL people to actually achieve!

I like the way this design captures the various shades of green in the asparagus. If I really wanted to serve an impressive Spring meal to guests, I would definitely use this impressive presentation. I'm so glad other people are creative and I just get to come along and benefit, cuz I would never have thought of this on my own.

Just wanted to chime in and say that the correct word is "woven."

I think this would be a neat idea maybe with a quiche or something where the asparagus is normally layered inside.

pretty, but kind of fussy. I'll take mine in a big ole pile, please!

This salad would be nice for an uber fancy meal, and is a nice technique that I would love to try with more things... particularly baking.

What is up with the grammar police trolling all areas of AT? Thankfully robots have not taken over the world (yet) and we still have real people behind our favorite blogs. We all make minor mistakes, and sometimes it seems a bit stuffy around here with everyone constantly pointing them out!

It definitely should be "woven," but I see the error was taken from the original blog, Food Mayhem.

Technically speaking, weaved and woven are both still in usage, although generally "weaved" is used as the past tense of another sense of the verb. (See this discussion here.) I quoted directly from the authors' original recipe, but I'm sorry if that distracts from the lovely dish right here!

Might be good with wavy gravy.

This strikes me as gimmicky. The asparagus, with all of its seasonal hues and accompaniments, would look and taste just as delicious in a simple pile on the plate. Plus the thought of someone having played with my food this way for no taste-related reason absolutely turns me off.

@alliebasil, there are many "real people" behind many blogs and publications that manage to put out quality writing with very few typos, spelling errors, errors in grammar, etc.

What absolutely drives me crazy about the whole AT family is the abundance of such errors that occur on a daily basis, particularly here at the kitchn. For me, they are absolutely a distraction and they certainly detract from the content provided.

In my view, once you start accepting advertisements on your website, you're a professional. AT should start acting as such.

I agree with gah. If writing is an essential part of your business, you should know how to write (or hire an editor).