All Recipes Best Recipe Side Dish Vegetables Asparagus

Ingredients

ice cubes 2 pounds fresh asparagus, trimmed ⅓ cup soy sauce ⅓ cup rice vinegar 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons agave nectar 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Nutrition Info

116.7 calories carbohydrate: 13.2 g cholesterol: : - fat: 6.4 g fiber: 3.8 g protein: 4.6 g saturatedFat: 0.9 g servingSize: - sodium: 807.7 mg sugar: 8 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Fill a large bowl with with cold water, add ice.
Bring a pot of water to a boil, cook asparagus in boiling water until bright green, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain asparagus and plunge into ice water to stop cooking. Drain and transfer asparagus to a baking dish.
Whisk soy sauce, rice vinegar, vegetable oil, agave nectar, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and cayenne pepper in a large bowl, pour marinade over asparagus, adding water if necessary to submerge asparagus. Cover baking dish and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
Drain marinade and sprinkle sesame seeds over asparagus before serving.

6 servings

A delicious balance of sweet, salty, tangy, and spicy.