Recipe - Asparagus With Orange Dipping Sauce

1 pound Asparagus
One half teaspoon Salt

SAUCE
2 tablespoon Orange juice
1 teaspoon Orange rind; finely grated
One fourth cup Olive oil
1 teaspoon Sesame oil
Salt and pepper; to taste

Find a saucepan that's wide enough to hold the asparagus spears
lengthwise and set it over mediumhigh heat. Fill about three quarters with
water, add the salt and bring to a boil. Plunge the spears into the boiling
water, return to a boil and cook until the spears are just tender when
pierced with a fork, about 2 to minutes depending on their thicknes (do not
overcook). Rinse under cold running water to stop the cooking, then drain
on a clean kitchen towel.
To prepare the sauce, whisk together the orange juice, orange rind, olive
oil sesame oil, and coarse salt and pepper until well blended. Arrange the
asparagus on a large serving platter with dipping sauce on the side. Serve
warm or cold.
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #180

Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 16:42:49 0700 (PDT)

From: PatH phannema@wizard.ucr.edu
NOTES : Reviewed in "Vegetables your kids will eat," Family Fun Magazine,=
May 1996