Pear Ginger Soy Salad Recipes

PEAR GINGER SOY SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Spread onion and bell pepper in the prepared baking sheet and spray with cooking spray.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic and ginger in the hot oil until garlic begins to brown slightly, 2 to 3 minutes. Add pears to garlic mixture and cook until pears are evenly coated in oil, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to medium-low and pour 1 tablespoon ponzu over pears; cook until pears begin to brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Add more garlic and ginger if desired.
• Mix remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil and 3 tablespoons ponzu in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Add garlic and ginger if desired. Remove saucepan from heat and cool.
• Combine greens, cucumber, onion, bell pepper, and pears in a bowl; drizzle with ponzu-olive oil mixture. Toss salad to evenly coat.

SUNNY'S PEAR AND GINGER MARINADE

Steps:

• Combine the pear juice, soy sauce, honey, ginger, sesame oil and garlic in a small pot over medium heat. And a few grinds more than normal of black pepper. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat and allow to cool completely. Use as desired.

ASIAN PEAR AND GINGER VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Cook ginger and oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until ginger is golden, 10-15 minutes. Let cool. Strain ginger oil into a small bowl and set aside. Discard ginger.
• Purée Asian pear, vinegar, miso, lime zest, and both peppercorns in a blender, scraping down sides of blender as needed, until smooth. With motor running, gradually add reserved ginger oil and blend until emulsified; season vinaigrette with salt.
• DO AHEAD: Ginger oil can be made 1 week ahead; store airtight at room temperature. Vinaigrette can be made 1 day ahead; cover and chill.

DUCK SALAD WITH SPICED PEARS AND SWEET SOY DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400*F.
• Prick the skin on each duck fillet with a fork.
• Mix the honey and soy sauce and brush all over the duck skins.
• Set the duck fillets skin side up on a rack in a baking dish or roasting tin.
• Add 2 TBS of cold water to the container and roast for 35 to 40 minutes, the skins should be golden and the meat still a little pink.
• Allow to cool.
• With a knife tip remove the core from the stalk end of each chicory head, then shred across the leaves in slices.
• Separate out the shreds.
• Pick over the watercress, discarding stalky bits.
• For the dressing, combine the oil, vinegar, sugar and sweet soy sauce and mix well.
• Peel the garlic clove and flatten with a knife blade.
• Add to the dressing and allow it to flavour the mixture until serving time.
• Then scoop out the garlic and add the chopped cilantro.
• Meanwhile, prepare the pears.
• First choose a pan into which 6 medium size pears will fit snugly so they will be covered with the syrup.
• Measure 2 cups cold water into the pan, add the sugar, spices and lemon rind and stir over a low heat to dissolve the sugar.
• Peel the pears, leaving them whole with stalks intact.
• As each pear is peeled, drop it into the pan.
• Replace the pan over the heat and bring to a simmer, half cover with the pan lid and cook pears gently until tender, about 30 to 40 minutes; test with a knife tip.
• Add the lemon juice and allow the pears to cool in the syrup before removing them for the duck salad.
• To assemble the salad, thinly slice the duck fillets lengthways.
• Cut the pears in quarters lengthways.
• To serve, scatter the chicory and watercress on a serving platter.
• Add the duck and pears, then spoon over the dressing.

BOK CHOY AND PEAR SALAD RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Steps:

• In a large bowl whisk together the yogurt, mayonnaise, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger and cayenne. Stir in the onion, bok choy, pear and cilantro and toss to coat.

PAN-SEARED CHOPS WITH PEAR AND SOY-GINGER GLAZE

Steps:

• To make glaze, bring pear nectar to simmer in large, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger root, and cayenne. Stir until sugar is dissolved and sauce begins to simmer. Add pears and stir to coat. Cook, basting pears frequently, until pears are barely tender, 4 minutes. Mix remaining 2 tablespoons of pear nectar with cornstarch and stir into pear mixture. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly. Transfer to bowl and set aside. Wipe out skillet.
• Combine flour, thyme, pepper, and salt on plate. Dredge chops in flour mixture, coating all sides and shaking off excess.
• Using same pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat and swirl to coat pan. Add pork chops and brown on each side, turning once, about 4 minutes per side. Turn heat to low and pour pear mixture over top, cover, and cook until chops are cooked through and pears are tender, about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.