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Asian Pear Salad With Peanut-Lime Dressing
This sweet-tart salad gets its satisfying crisp-crunchy texture from floral Asian pears and nutty raw cauliflower.
👥 8 Servings👤 Peter Som📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Peanuts
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Melt butter with orange juice, five-spice powder, salt, and sugar in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add peanuts and cook, stirring, until peanuts darken and orange juice mixture reduces to a glaze, 5–⏱️ 7 minutes. Scrape peanuts onto a plate; let cool. Do Ahead: Peanuts can be prepared 3 days ahead. Let cool; store airtight at room temperature.
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Dressing and Assembly
4
Whisk peanut butter, oil, lime juice, honey, soy sauce, and vinegar in a large bowl until smooth. Season dressing with salt.
5
Cut cauliflower into quarters through stem; trim core. Thinly slice on a mandoline or with a sharp knife; coarsely chop any stray florets. Add cauliflower, Asian pear, arugula, cilantro, and half of peanuts to dressing and toss to coat.
large Asian pear, thinly sliced1(packed) cilantro leaves with tender stems1 cuparugula2 cups
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Divide salad among plates or arrange on a platter and top with remaining peanuts.
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