Pear Salsa

Asian pears, red onion, Serrano chiles, fresh cilantro, fresh mint leaves, and lime juice combine together to make a delicious and fragrant salsa, excellent for serving with good tortilla chips.

This pear salsa is also delicious spooned over fish fillets, such as halibut or salmon.

I used Asian pears in this salsa. They are the pears that look like apples, and often come partially wrapped in a stretchy styrofoam mesh to protect them from bruises. I like them because they are both crunchy and juicy, with a mild flavor.

You can also use Bosc pears, which are also crunchy. For any other type of pear, such as Anjou or Bartlett, use pears that are firm and underripe so they will hold their shape.

This recipe has been slightly adapted from the book Mark Bittman's Kitchen Matrix: More than 700 Simple Recipes and Techniques to Mix and Match for Endless Possibilities. Over 700 recipes in 300 pages! This recipe came from the section, Pears +10 Ways. The section is loaded with delicious looking pear salads, including spinach, iceberg, fennel, endive, romaine, arugula, or jicama. There are salads with prosciutto, Stilton, Parmesan, goat cheese, oranges, or ginger. All of the salads look delicious, but this salsa called my name.

I'm spending a year cooking through sections of the book with Wendy of A Day in the Life on The Farm and Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla. Keep an eye out every Tuesday for our weekly posts. After the recipe, be sure to check out the pear recipes that Wendy and Camilla made.

salsa, pears, appetizers

Appetizers, Salsa

Mexican

Yield: 8 to 10 servingsAuthor: Karen Kerr

Pear Salsa

ingredients

• 2 large Asian pears, or 4 underripe Bosc, Anjou, or Bartlett pears, chopped. 
• 1 small to medium red onion, chopped
• 1 Serrano chile, seeded and minced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• Pinch of sugar
• Salt and pepper to taste

instructions

1. Combine the pears, onion Serrano chile, cilantro, and mint in a bowl. 
2. Whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, and sugar, and add it to the bowl. 
3. Toss the salsa ingredients in the dressing, and season with tiny bit of salt and pepper to taste. 

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