Zen Temple Dumplings

Name: Zen Temple Dumplings
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters (2-inch) slices asparagus (about 1/2 pound); 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil; 2 teaspoons coarsely chopped peeled fresh ginger; 2 garlic cloves, peeled; 59 milliliters (1-inch) pieces green onions; 1 Tbsp minced green onions; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 79 milliliters low-sodium soy sauce; 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce; 227 grams package mushrooms, stems removed; 2 Tbsps rice vinegar; 227 grams whole water chestnuts, drained and coarsely chopped; 36 wonton wrappers

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Zen Temple Dumplings a try. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 133 calories, 5g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 9. If you have ginger, kosher salt, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare dumplings, drop ginger and garlic through food chute with food processor on; process until minced.

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Garlic

Ginger

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Food Processor

Add the asparagus, 1/4 cup green onion pieces, and water chestnuts; pulse 4 times or until chopped.

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Water Chestnuts

Green Onions

Asparagus

Add mushrooms, 2 teaspoons sesame oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; pulse 4 times or until mixture is finely chopped.

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Sesame Oil

Mushrooms

Soy Sauce

Salt

Working with 1 wonton wrapper at a time (cover remaining wrappers with a damp towel to keep from drying), spoon about 2 teaspoons mushroom mixture in the center of wrapper. Moisten edges of wrapper with water. Bring 2 opposite corners together. Press edges together with fingertips to seal, forming a triangle.

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Mushrooms

Water

Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray while assembling; lightly cover with a towel or plastic wrap. Repeat procedure with remaining wonton wrappers and mushroom mixture.

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Wonton Wrappers

Cooking Spray

Mushrooms

Wrap

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Baking Sheet

Plastic Wrap

Add water to a Dutch oven to a depth of 1 inch; bring to a boil. Coat a metal vegetable steamer with cooking spray. Arrange 9 dumplings in steamer, slightly overlapping. Steam dumplings, covered, 8 minutes or until tender.

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Cooking Spray

Vegetable