We had the ever popular Chili-Cranberry chicken, steamed rice, peas and carrots
and the new recipe was Spiced Orange Asparagus, served on lettuce leaves as a
salad.

* Exported from MasterCook *

Spiced Orange Asparagus

Recipe By : Houston Chronicle-4/14/99
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 green onion -- minced
1 shallot -- minced
1 clove garlic -- minced
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro -- minced
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 pound asparagus
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

Steam asparagus until crisp-tender. Saute onion, shallot, garlic, cilantro
and ginger in oil. Stir in orange juice, lemon juice and soy. Bring to a
simmer, and cook until reduced by 1/3, about 4 min. Remove from heat and toss
with steamed asparagus and the toasted sesame seeds. Chill 40 min, and toss
well before serving.

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