Easy Recipes

Asian Salad

• 3 tablespoon pure sesame oil
• a few drops of chili oil
• 3 tablespoon ume plum vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoon white miso paste
• 1 tablespoon passion fruit (or other) juice
• a squirt of fresh lime
• a sprinkling of fenugreek leaves, if available
• around four cups of spinach
• 1/2 of a red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup of firm tofu chunks
• Other additions encouraged: I enjoy everything from walnuts to mandarin oranges

Asian Soy-Chicken Salad

• 1 tablespoon reduced-fat smooth peanut butter
• 1/8 cup soy sauce
• 1/8 cup rice vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon dark Oriental sesame oil
• 1 package Smart brand soy chicken strips
• 4 cups green leaf lettuce
• 1 cup carrots, peeled, then pared lengthwise with a vegtable peeler into long strips
• 1/2 apple, very thinly sliced (Pink Lady or Fuji apples taste best)
• 3/4 cup rice or chow mein noodles

Asian Tofu Sandwich

• vegan bread or bun, toasted
• extra firm tofu, drained and sliced into patties (freezing makes it firmer)
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 clove garlic, or 1 teaspoon powdered
• dash sesame or other oil (but sesame is sooo good)
• handful sesame seeds
• red pepper flakes to taste
• 1 teaspoon ginger, fresh or powdered
• dash rice vinegar (optional)
• tomatoes and lettuce or sprouts

Asian-Influenced Black Bean Soup

• 2 cups water
• 2 veggie bouillon cubes
• 2 cans black beans
• 1/8 cup sesame oil
• 2 tablespoon peanut oil
• two large yellow onions, chopped
• one medium white onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 2 tablespoon parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon basil

Ask Anyone, Awesome Hummus

• 2 cups dry small organic beans NEVER CANNED not large dry
• 1/3 to 1 cup roasted (not raw) tahini
• 1-2 lemons
• 2-5 cloves organic garlic
• 1/2-1/3 cup extra virgin olive, soy, veggie oil
• water to consistency, filtered, Evian, Fiji, Vittel, Mt Valley
• spices to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon tumeric
• 1/2-1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2-1 coriander
• paprika, curly parsley a few garbanzos for garnishing
• oops almost forgot sea salt to taste recommend teaspoon tblsp

Asparagus

• at least 1 bunch organic asparagus
• 2-4 organic blood oranges
• 2-3 spoonfuls vegan mayonnaise (optional)
• 3-4 tablespoons fresh organic thyme, finely minced
• 1 lemon wedge (for juicing)
• sea or kosher salt
• 1 potful boiling water
• 1 ice water bath

Asparagus and Bok Choy Stir-fry

• 16 pieces of asparagus
• head of bok choy, choped
• fresh package of yaki-soba
• 3/4 cup of water
• soy sauce to taste (I recommend about 2/3 tablespoon)

Asparagus and Mushroom Casserole

• 2 cans of cut asparagus
• 2 cans of mushrooms
• 1 6 oz can of vegan cream of asparagus or mushroom soup

Asparagus and Mushrooms with Black Bean Sauce

• 1 lb asparagus, stiff ends peeled
• 1/4 lb brown button mushrooms (or mixed mushrooms)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 T fermented black soybeans
• 1.5 T rice vinegar
• 1 T tamari (or soy sauce)
• 1 t potato starch (or cornstarch)
• 1 t vegan brown sugar
• 1 T sake or other vegan rice wine

Asparagus and New Potatoes

• 1 large bunch of asparagus
• 10 small new potatoes
• 1 lemon
• vegan ranch dressing
• sea salt
• fresh cilantro
• fresh dill

Asparagus and Shitake Risotto

• 2 cups arborio rice
• 3-5 cups broth (or water with bullion cube added)
• 2 splashes vegan red wine or sherry (about 1 1/2-2 tablespoons)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 8 sun dried tomatoes, not packed in oil
• 1/2 pound asparagus
• 1 cup dried shiitake mushrooms (or your favorite dried variety)
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 onion
• 2-4 cloves garlic, minced

Asparagus and Sun Dried Tomato Pasta

• 16 oz. prepared pasta (bow ties)
• 1 bunch of asparagus cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2-3 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes

Asparagus Celebration

• 1/2 to 3/4 bunch asparagus
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• salt to taste
• 3/4 cup cooked rice
• handful of slivered almonds

Asparagus Flan

# 7 oz. (175g) plain flour # three ounces (75g) margarine # salt and pepper # 1 oz. (25g) butter # half a pint (250ml) milk # 4 oz. (100g) grated cheese # 12 oz. (340g) tin asparagus spears

Asparagus Pecan Saute

• 1 lb. or so asparagus
• 1/8 or less cup chopped pecans
• balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• salt / pepper to taste

Asparagus Pizza

• pizza crust (pre-baked)
• asparagus
• artichoke hearts
• 1-2 tomatoes
• olives
• 2 cloves garlic
• red onion
• red bell pepper
• spray cooking oil or olive oil
• Italian seasoning

Asparagus Recipe

• dill
• miso
• tofu
• tamari
• lemon juice
• asparagus

Asparagus Soup

• 8 oz marg, poly-unsaturated, vegetable
• 1lb asparagus spears, hard bits peeled, chopped 1cm
• 1 onion, roughly chopped
• 1 leek, roughly chopped
• 2-3 celery stalks
• 8oz plain flour
• 4pt vegetable stock
• seasoning

Asparagus Soup

• 2 lbs asparagus
• 2 large potatoes
• 2 tablespoon dill
• 1/4 cup unbleached flour
• 1 cup rice milk
• salt

Asparagus with Garlic and Sesame

• 1 bunch fresh asparagus
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• a couple pinches of sesame seeds