Market Vegetables with Dipping Sauces

By miss5elements

Create by Art Smith
Oprah.com | January 01, 2006

Ingredients

• Assorted colorful seasonal vegetables , sliced in a range of sizes
• 1/4 teaspoons sea salt or juice of 1/2 lemon
• 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts or peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon minced scallions
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped chili pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from oprah.com

Preparation

Step 1

To prepare vegetables: In a large pot with a steaming basket insert, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add salt or lemon juice to enhance flavor. Place vegetables in steaming basket and cover. Cook 3 to 5 minutes; remove steamer from pot.

To make sauces: In 3 small bowls, mix each set of ingredients together and stir. Sauces can be prepared and refrigerated up to one day in advance; serve alongside steamed vegetables.