[recipe] Oriental Asparagus Salad ~ vegan

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Phew! Just finished reading digests #600, 601, & 602.

Time to post another Spring favorite recipe.

This one is simply divine.

Now off i go to drive my daughter to work.

Happy Tuesday!

 

Oriental Asparagus Salad

 

1 pound asparagus, cut into 2 inch pieces

2 Tbs. soy sauce

1 Tbs. vegetable oil [i use peanut oil]

1 Tbs. vinegar

1 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. sesame seeds, toasted

1/2 tsp. ground ginger [i used fresh]

1/4 tsp. ground cumin

 

In a saucepan, cook asparagus in a small amount

of water until crisp-tender, about 3 to 4 minutes.

Drain well and place in a large bowl.

Combine the soy sauce, oil, vinegar, sugar,

sesame seeds, ginger, and cumin; pour over

asparagus and toss to coat.

Cover and chill 1 hour. Drain before serving.

Yield: 4 servings

 

~ pt ~

 

Each leaf,

each blade of grass

vies for attention.

 

Even weeds

carry tiny blossoms

to astonish us.

-Ê Marianne Poloskey, Sunday in Spring