Chanterelle Mushroom Pasta & Blackberry Salad

This is a simple pasta and salad that uses a lot of fresh ingredients. Its very quick and easy to make. We also served it with bruschetta to take advantage of local tomatoes and basil in season.

For the salad dressing:

• 1 cup blackberries 
• 1/4 cup extra light olive oil
• 1/4 balsamic vinegar 

We blended these three ingredients in the vitamix to make the dressing and also topped the salad with pumpkin seeds and crumbled blue cheese.

For the pasta:

• 2 shallots chopped
• 1 clove of garlic chopped
• 2 cups of chanterelle mushrooms
• 1 bunch of asparagus diced 
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp blue cheese 
• 1 tbsp butter
• bow tie pasta

Saute the asparagus in olive oil for a few minutes then add the shallots and mushrooms. Stir in well and cook until asparagus is tender. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Finish by melting in butter and blue cheese. Mix in the cooked pasta and then serve.