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Red Pear, Onion, and Cabbage Salad





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Makes 6 to 8 servings

Notes: You can substitute green cabbage, white onions, and yellow- or green-skin pears. If making up to 1 day ahead, cover and chill.

 1 head red cabbage (about 1 1/2 lb.)
  About 6 tablespoons rice vinegar
 1 tablespoon sugar
 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped crystallized ginger
  Salt
 2 firm-ripe red-skin pears (5 to 6 oz. each)
 1/2 cup chopped chives or green onions
Step 1
1

Pull off and discard the bruised cabbage leaves. Rinse cabbage and thinly slice.

Step 2
2

In a large bowl, mix 6 tablespoons rice vinegar, sugar, horseradish, red onion, and ginger. Add cabbage and then salt to taste; mix well. For mellower flavor, let salad stand at least 10 minutes, then mix again.

Step 3
3

Rinse the pears, and core them. Coarsely chop 1 pear and mix with salad. Slice remaining pear, moisten with a little rice vinegar, and arrange on salad. Sprinkle with chives.

Nutrition Facts

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Amount per serving
Calories62
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.3g1%

Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 13mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 15g6%

Dietary Fiber 2.5g9%
Protein 1.3g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.