Chinese-Style Asparagus Salad

Name: Chinese-Style Asparagus Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 tablespoon sesame seeds; 1-2 teaspoons chilli oil; 2 tablespoons light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 450g (1 lb) asparagus; 3 tablespoons finely chopped shallots

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a Side Dish

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Ken Hom's Quick Wok

By Ken Hom

Published 2002

About

Crispy and tender, with a wonderful earthy flavour, asparagus is a recent discovery for many Chinese cooks. It resembles what we know as rice shoots. Here the asparagus is blanched, cooled and tossed in an easy-to-make sauce. It is always best not to add the sauce until the moment you are ready to serve the salad.

Ingredients

450g (1 lb) asparagus
3 tablespoons finely chopped shallots

Asia
China
Side dish
Vegan

Method

First, make the soy dressing. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the dressing. Mix well and set aside.
Cut the asparagus into 4 cm (1½ in) pieces. Put the chopped shallots in a clean teatowel and squeeze out until dry. Set aside.
Place the sesame seeds on a baking tray and put under a hot grill until golden brown. Watch them to make sure