Asparagus Salad With Chinese Mushrooms

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb green asparagus, trimmed (500g)
• oil (for frying)
• 10 g dried chinese mushrooms, soaked in water, drained (mu err mushrooms)
• 1 -2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
• 1 1/2 dl vegetable stock (a little bit less than a cup)
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons neutral oil (such as sunflower)
• salt
• pepper, freshly ground
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, roasted in a frying pan without fat
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives

Recipe

• 1 cut trimmed asparagus into 1 inch pieces.
• 2 heat oil in wok or frying pan and stir-fry asparagus for 5 minutes.
• 3 reduce heat. add mushrooms and ginger. stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.
• 4 add vegetable stock. cover. cook until done.
• 5 dressing: mix all ingredients. pour over warm asparagus. marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• 6 mix in sesame seeds and chives. eat either at room temperature or while still slightly warm.