I'm kind of an all-or-nothing cook; I'll do elaborate multi-course dinner parties for 12 quite happily, but when I'm home alone, especially for lunch, I'll often resort to oatmeal or frozen pizza. So this salad is my attempt to find a happy medium: a healthy, fast meal for one. No cooking -- just washing, slicing, and drizzling -- and it's delicious. Endlessly customizable depending on what sort of greens, oil, and vinegar you have on hand. The diagonal cut on the (raw) asparagus is what makes it stand out. I like thin, young asparagus for most preparations but this is a perfect use for thicker stems.

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