Asian Dressing:
1. Stir together plum sauce, water, soy sauce, sesame oil, and crushed red pepper in a small mixing bowl.
2. Refrigerate.
Pasta Salad:
1. Cook pasta according to package directions, adding asparagus the last 5 minutes of cooking. Pasta should be cooked al dente.
2. Drain in colander and rinse under cold water. Drain thoroughly.
3. Cover pasta / asparagus mixture and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
4. In a large serving bowl, combine pasta, asparagus, bell pepper, Mandarin orange sections, sugar snap peas, sliced green onions, and slivered almonds.
5. Pour in Asian dressing and toss to coat.
6. Serve immediately. |
