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.