Asian Asparagus Salad
This salad is perfectly suited for a dinner party! The ginger sesame dressing can be used as a marinade for chicken or beef, and even as a dipping sauce for sushi and sashimi. Feel free to substitute cashews if there is a peanut allergy in the group.
Ingredients
- 2½ cup (200 g) green beans
- 2 cups (110 g) asparagus, trimmed
- 1 cup (150 g) broad beans
- 2 Tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger root
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon roasted peanuts
- 1 bunch (5 g) stemmed and chopped cilantro
Directions
- Steam asparagus, green beans, and broad beans together for 6 minutes, or until tender.
- While vegetables are steaming, Heat the sesame oil in a small sauté pan over medium heat, add the ginger, garlic and sesame seeds and toast until fragrant. 2 to 3 minutes.
- Allow the toasted mixture to cool slightly. Transfer to the container and add soy sauce and peanuts.
- Select Variable 1, start the machine, and slowly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 30 seconds.
- Toss steamed vegetables with dressing and chopped cilantro.
- Garnish with additional chopped peanuts and sesame seeds.
Nutrition Information
| Serving Size | 1 cup (150 g) |
| Amount Per Servings | |
| Calories | 250 |
| Total Fat | 10 |
| Saturated Fat | 1.5 |
| Cholesterol | 0 |
| Sodium | 290 |
| Total Carbohydrate | 29 |
| Dietary Fiber | 12 |
| Sugars | 5 |
| Protein | 13 |
Asian Asparagus Salad is rated
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Rated 4 out of
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ComputerScientistToo from
Good salad, but a problem with the dressing
The combination of beans and cilantro was great. I think the cooking directions were right, but you need to watch the timing very closely to avoid overcooking. I overdid it a bit and it would have been better if they were just lightly cooked. I was afraid that a "bunch" of cilantro would be too much (judging from the size of a bunch from the grocery), so I only put in 1/3 of a bunch; I cut off the stems and chopped the rest and that was very good, but in afterthought maybe 2/3 of the bunch would be good too. It would be helpful if the author characterized a "bunch" in cups of chopped leaves. The dressing was very good, but as another review said, with only a few tablespoons of liquids, it didn't even come up to the level of the blades in my Vitamix. You have to at least triple the amounts to reach the blades. I didn't have peanuts (which probably went well with the sesame dressing), so I chopped up some dry roasted almonds, and that was great.
Date published: 2020-11-07
Rated 1 out of
5
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Lauren O from
Asian asparagus salad
Garlic is not listed in the ingredient list, but called for in the directions with no mention of quantity. Ok, no big deal. I’ll just throw a few in. Then this recipe calls for the 64oz container, but there isn’t enough ingredients that go in to even get it to blend!
Date published: 2018-05-16
