Recipe News: Asparagus and White Bean Salad with Feta and Lemon Dressing

I'm a firm believer in signs from the universe. Nothing is a coincidence. We meet people for a reason, even if they cause us pain and heartache. We fall in love when we least expect it, and we gravitate to certain parts of the world, sometimes without explanation.
Thank goodness for Mother Nature, who keeps track of the master schedule, like a good air-traffic controller, knowing at all times who's arriving and when. In spite of year-round strawberries and hothouse peppers from Holland, I remain dedicated to my local four-season cycle. And Mother, well, she keeps me on track.

To wit, I know it's spring because asparagus shoots are beginning to poke through the ground and show off their pretty stalks at market. Like the yellow parade of daffodils or the sound of a robin twittering outside your window, asparagus is part of Mother's "welcome to spring" campaign.

The very excitement over the seasonal transition is exactly why I won't eat asparagus from Chile at Thanksgiving; it's like knowing the end of the story before it even got started.

Asparagus is more than a harbinger of spring; it represents potential, the beginning of a new growing season, renewal and rebirth. I feel more alive just thinking about it.

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Asparagus and White Bean Salad with Feta and Lemon Dressing

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April 1, 2007

Recipe News: Asparagus and White Bean Salad with Feta and Lemon Dressing