Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  cooked black beans
     1/4         small  red onion -- diced
     1/4           cup  minced cilantro
  1         tablespoon  rice wine vinegar
  1           teaspoon  soy sauce
  1           teaspoon  asian hot oil
     1/8      teaspoon  asian sesame oil
  1              pound  asparagus
  4                     lettuce leaves

Preparation:

1. Place cooked beans in a small bowl. Stir red onion, cilantro, vinegar, soy sauce, hot oil, and sesame oil into beans. Marinate 20 to 30 minutes at room temperature. 2. Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Trim dried, tough ends from asparagus stalks. Slice asparagus on the diagonal. Blanch in boiling water for 3 minutes. Remove from water, drain, and toss with marinated beans. 3. To serve, place each lettuce leaf on a chilled salad plate. Divide salad evenly among lettuce leaves.

Nutritional Information:

77 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (4% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 14g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 89mg Sodium