Asparagus Salad - a Chinese Salad Recipe

Serves 4 to 6. Scroll to the bottom of the recipe directions for a nutritional breakdown.

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 cups water
• 1 pound asparagus, cut diagonally
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sesame seed oil
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 clove garlic, chopped fine

PREPARATION:

Bring 4 cups water to boil in saucepan. Drop in asparagus. Boil 1 minute. Drain. Rinse with cold water.

Mix next four ingredients (the light soy sauce, sesame seed oil, sugar and chopped garlic) in a bowl. Pour over the asparagus.

*Note: The dressing may be kept in covered jar in the refrigerator for about a week.

(May be prepared in advance. Do not freeze. Recipe reprinted with permission from Madame Wong's Long-life Chinese Cookbook).

Nutritional Breakdown (based on 4 servings) Each serving contains: Calories 81, 4 g Carbohydrates, 2 g Protein, 7 g Total Fat (1 g Saturated Fat), 0 mg Cholesterol, 1 g Fibre, 311 mg Sodium, 167 mg Potassium. An excellent source of folacin (also called folic acid) and a good source of potassium. From Rhonda Parkinson,