Broccoli And Carrots With Lime Dressing

Serves:

Ingredients:

2 Carrots, thinly sliced on
-the diagonal
3 Stalks broccoli, heads cut
-into florets, stalks
-peeled
-and sliced on the diagonal

Method:

DRESSING: 1 Tbl dark sesame oil 1 Tbl soy sauce 2 tsp honey 3 Tbl fresh lime juice (about 1 lime) Salt and ground black pepper, to taste Chili oil, Tabasco, or other hot pepper sauce (Optional) Bring about 2 inches of water to a rapid boil in a covered pot.
Add the vegetables, cover, and simmer for about 5 minutes or until tender but firm.
While the vegetables cook, mix together all of the dressing ingredients.
Drain the vegetables, plunge them into cold water, drain again, and chill until ready to serve or serve them at room temperature.
Toss the vegetables with the dressing just before serving.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Per 4-ounce serving: 166 calories; 5.
4 g protein; 10.
1 g fat; 17.
7 g carbohydrate; 797 mg sodium; 0 mg cholesterol.
Dressing per 2-ounce serving: 120 calories; 0.
7 g protein; 9.
9 g fat; 8.
5 g carbohydrate; 777 mg sodium; 0 mg cholesterol.
Posted by Fred Peters.