Asparagus And Pear Salad In Honey Mustard Dressing by Sanjeev Kapoor

Ingredients
•Asparagus 10-12
•Pears,cored and sliced 2
•Honey 1 teaspoon
•Mustard seeds 2 teaspoons
•Olive oil 2 tablespoons
•Salt to taste
•Sunflower seeds (charoli/chironji) 2 tablespoons
•Onions,thickly sliced 2 medium
•Artichokes,thickly sliced (tinned) 4
•Iceberg lettuce 5-6 leaves
•Romaine lettuce 5-6 leaves
•Lollorosso lettuce 5-6 leaves
•Lemon rind ,grated 1/2 teaspoon
•Lemon juice 1 tablespoon
Method
Trim the asparagus and place them in a bowl. Pour a little olive oil and salt. Toast sunflower seeds lightly. Set aside. Take mustard seeds in a mortar. Add salt and crush them with a pestle into a coarse powder. Grill the asparagus lightly. You can also grill the artichokes if you want or use them as is. Put the pear slices in a bowl. Add onions and artichoke. Cut the grilled asparagus into one inch pieces and add. Tear the lettuce leaves and add. Add lemon rind to the crushed mustard along with lemon juice, red chilli powder, remaining olive oil and honey and mix well. Pour this dressing over the salad in the bowl and toss. Add toasted sunflower seeds and toss. Serve immediately.