Angelhairpear
I made up this recipe the other day when I wanted to play with this new grater I got at a Japanese grocery store. It's a cheap grater, $8, but boy does it make some fun looking angel hair. I went nuts grating all kinds of fruits and vegetables. In Japanese and Korean dining there are side dishes and garnishes, most often things like radishes, that are cut fine and stringy which always reminds me of angel hair pasta.
I thought it was just fun to make pasta looking things out of fruit. For this dish I used pears, but you could use cantaloupe, honeydew, apple, or any fruit that has some toughness to it so it can survive going through a grating process. Not only is this dish light and refreshing, it's pretty fast and easy to make. This fruit salad would make for an awesome light dessert or a fun brunch dish tapas style.
Serves 1-2
Ingredients:
- 1 Bosc Pear
- 1 D'Anjou Pear
- 1 Kiwi
- 1/2 tbsp Agave Nectar
- Some ground up pistachio for topping or any other nut you like
Kiwiblend
Note: I used two kinds of pears because I liked the mix of a sweeter pear with a tarter one. Something to be aware of, if you use a Bosc pear it starts to brown almost immediately after grating and the juice starts getting runny soon after because the pear has higher water content to it. So, if you care about making a pretty looking dish stick with the D'Anjou or a fruit that is lower in water content.
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