Oriental Asparagus Salad

Submitted by CAREBEARCOOKING

"This is a wonderful cold side dish that will make everyone an asparagus lover! I requested this from a friend who brought it to a potluck a few years back, and everyone asked for the recipe for this dish."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 lb asparagus
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• sesame seeds

directions

1. Break asparagus into bite size pieces.
2. Blanch in boiling water for 3-4 minutes.
3. Drain and chill.
4. About 1 1/2 hour before serving, combine all ingredients except the sesame seeds and asparagus.
5. Pour over the asparagus and chill.
6. Just before serving, sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

Reviews

[nemokitty]

I made this for my lunch so I cut it down quite a bit. I used seasoned rice vinegar so left out the sugar but it was a tad bit salty to me. Next time I'll use less soy sauce, even though I used low sodium sauce. Made for PAC Spring 2010.