Oriental Vegetable And Pasta Salad No. 2

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 ounces spaghetti (or fine noodles)
• 4 ounces asparagus spears, cut into 1 inch pieces (about 1 cup)
• 1/3 cup plum sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 green pepper, medium (or red)
• 11 ounces mandarin oranges (1 can drained)
• 1 cup sugar snap pea (fresh or frozen and halved crosswise)
• 1/3 cup green onion, sliced
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta, cover and chill. in a saucepan, cook asparagus, covered, in a small amount of boiling water 4-6 minutes or until crisp tender and drain. stir together plum sauce, soy sauce, oil and red pepper. in a bowl combine pasta, asparagus, sweet pepper, oranges, peas, onion and almonds. add dressing and toss to coat. serve immediately.