Chilled Asparagus With Pecans

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs fresh asparagus
• 1/4 cup sugar (or sugar substitute if desired)
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 snap off tough ends of asparagus. remove scales from stalks with a vegetable peeler, if desired. cook asparagus in boiling salted water to cover 6-8 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. rinse with cold water; drain well. place asparagus in a large heavy-duty, zip-top plastic bag.
• 2 combine sugar and next 3 ingredients; pour over asparagus. seal bag securely, and gently turn to coat. marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour, turning once.
• 3 remove asparagus from marinade, reserving marinade. place asparagus on a serving platter, and drizzle with reserved marinade. sprinkle asparagus with toasted pecans and pepper.