If you'd like, you can eat this salad with both fingers and forks. The long, trough-shaped Romaine leaves hold neatly cup dressing and nuts. Asparagus were always finger food. Their aphrodisiac qualities are obvious. Prepare all the ingredients ahead of time. Dress the salad just before eating.
You could cook the asparagus a day ahead, and make the salad hours before serving.
A special greeting for friends with the purity of a white dipping sauce and the vibrant colors of seasonal vegetables. Gather up the freshest, prettiest vegetables you can find. Arrange them on a shallow basket, a tray lined with fresh greens, or other flat object. Spoon the dip into a pretty bowl and set in the center of the tray. Instead of a bowl, you could hollow out a cabbage and arrange the vegetables around it. Improvise, play, create. Some suggestions for vegetables: