Mock Melon Salad
Shredded Asian pear, cucumber, and hawthorn jelly are tossed with sugar for a crisp-tender texture, balanced sweet-sour taste, and a melon-like aroma.
Ingredients
Ya pear (peeled)
400g
caster sugar
100g
Beijing-style rice cake
100g
fine salt
5g
cucumber (washed)
150g
Instructions
1
Step 1
Peel the Ya pears, wash the cucumbers, and cut them together with the Beijing-style rice cake into thick strips.
2
Step 2
Place the pear strips in a bowl, add 50 g of caster sugar and marinate for about 10 minutes, then remove and drain off the liquid.
3
Step 3
Arrange the pear strips in the center of a plate, border with cucumber strips, and lay the Beijing-style rice cake strips on top of the pear strips. Sprinkle with caster sugar just before serving.
