Asparagus with an Asian Dressing
Asparagus is a wonderful vegetable that is quick and easy to prepare, this recipe coats it in a flavorsome Asian inspired dressing.
Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 750g fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 5cm pieces
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Directions
Preparation:20min ›
Cook:5min ›
Ready in:25min
- Whisk together the rice vinegar, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and mustard. Drizzle in the peanut oil and sesame oil while whisking to emulsify. Set aside.
- Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the asparagus to the water and cook 3 to 5 minutes until just tender but still mostly firm. Remove and rinse under cold water to stop from cooking any further.
- Place the asparagus in a large bowl and drizzle the dressing over the asparagus. Toss until evenly coated. Sprinkle with sesame seeds to serve.
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Very light but very nice. Asparagus was tender, but not "cooked". The dressing is great. Will probably use on a cucumber and tomato salad tomorrow. I put diced red pepper in with the asparagus as it seemed to need more colour. Thanks for a great recipe! I'll bet there is more that can be done with this starting as a base but it's really nice as it is! - 05 Apr 2008 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
This is a nice change-up on the asparagus I usually make. I will say I think that for 1 and 1/2 pounds of asparagus, the recipe as written makes a whole lot of dressing. I also think it calls for too much oil. I do prefer my dressings with a little more vinegar than oil in the ratio but two tablespoons of peanut oil and one tablespoon of sesame oil is too much. Cut both of those in half. But I like it - I love asparagus and am always looking for ways to cook it. - 07 Oct 2009 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
I give 5 stars b/c of my DH's delight - he said it was AWESOME! I didn't have peanut oil, but used all other ingredients as written. Instead of making a cold "salad," I used the dressing as a sauce poured over warm, cooked asparagus. It was really good. A nice way to cook asparagus. - 22 Jan 2010 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)