Spicy peanut butter dressing and asparagus
Xueci Cheng
Ingredients
- 250 g tender green asparagus
- ½ tbsp peanut butter
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp chili oil
- ¼ tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
Directions
- Trim the woody ends from the asparagus.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the asparagus, and blanch for 2–3 minutes.
- Transfer to an ice bath and let cool. Drain completely.
- Whisk together the peanut butter (or Chinese sesame paste), sesame oil, chili oil, salt, and sugar until smooth. Drizzle the sauce over the asparagus.
- Drizzle the sauce over the asparagus.
