Cold Sesame Asparagus Salad

I guess I was around 8 when my dad announced at dinner that he didn’t like asparagus. Upon hearing it, I looked at my plate and pushed my spears around. Yeah, me either. At some point, I overheard him say something about asparagus making your urine smell, which is so unlike

my dad to ever say, that I embedded the concept for years.

So, then the Huz and I fall in love, get married, and well, you know: he likes asparagus. Crazy, right? I mean, what male would like something that makes pee reek? So, after a few times of ordering it at restaurants, he gets me to try it. And, you know what? It was yum! And my pee? Still smelled great!

So, I changed teams and became an asparagus fan because its so yum, so fresh, so local, so spring and so easy and fast to cook.

I cook my fave asparagus recipe each year for Passover, and love to get local foods to celebrate spring during the spring holiday:

Ingredients:

• 1 lb asparagus (I prefer the purple tipped ones)


• 2 tablespoons soy sauce


• 1/2 teaspoon sugar


• 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar


• 1 teaspoon sesame oil


• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds (toasted)

Get Cooking

1. Trim or peel asparagus (I know. I was shocked the first time I saw this, too. Peel/trim means snap off the bottoms. There’s a place where they’ll naturally snap.)


2. Boil enough water to just cover asparagus.


3. drop asparagus into water for a minute, no longer than two (you want the asparagus to be cooked but crunchy)


4. drain asparagus and put under cold water to shock it and stop it from cooking.


5. refrigerate for at least an hour (I often refrigerate for a day)


6. combine all other ingredients except seeds and mix well.


7. Add seeds, mix, drizzle over asparagus and serve.

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