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Monday, February 21, 2011

Asparagus with Sesame Dressing..from my old cooking class days....




I do love asparagus, but this dressing is delicious with steamed kale or rapini too.


Sesame dressing
•     1 garlic clove, finely chopped
•     2 tsp. chopped fresh ginger
•     2 tbs. malt vinegar
•     2 tbs. sesame oil
•     4 tbs, tamari sauce
•     2 tsp. sugar
•     2 tbs. peanut oil


1 lb. asparagus spears, cut into thirds diagonally
1/4 cup sesame seeds

Whisk together all the dressing ingredients. 
Prepare a big bowl of ice water to drop the cooked asparagus into..just as you take it off the boil.

Plunge the asparagus in boiling water for 1-2 minutes. It should be cooked to crisp/tender, no more.
Then drop it into an ice water bath to "shock" it and stop the cooking so it doesn't overcook.

Toss the asparagus and some of the dressing together in a pretty dish and top with toasted sesame seeds.

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