Asian Pear

This is an Asian Pear and it's delicious! I highly recommend that you try one. It's shaped like an apple, tastes more like a pear, it's crispy and juicy. They must be in season right now because this one cost me 98 cents instead of the usual $1.25 to $1.89.


Also, like a pear, it's best if you peel it, the skin is a little thick.

Asian Chicken Salad

No real recipe here, just a combination of ingredients that I use to make an Asian style chicken salad.

Lettuce
Cucumber
Red bell pepper
Green onion
Pineapple tidbits (canned)
Mandarin oranges (canned)
Cashews
Chicken marinated in Teriyaki sauce and grilled
Dressing made by combining Ginger dressing and Poppyseed dressing (see below, doesn't have to be citrus poppyseed, regular/plain poppyseed is actually my usual for this)

Crunchy Baked Asian Fish

I promise, this will taste better than it looks. The Panko crumbs are very crispy, they just don't get brown like you would expect. I used Snapper this time (bought it frozen at Publix), but use any fish you like. I've used Tilapia in the past, I think Salmon would be good, too.

Remember, you can find the Hoisin sauce in the Asian section of any grocery store.

CRUNCHY BAKED ASIAN FISH

non-stick cooking spray
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 cup Hoisin sauce
1 1/2 cups Japanese Panko bread crumbs
4 fish fillets

Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside. Stir together mustard and Hoisin sauce. Place bread crumbs in a shallow dish. Brush both sides of fish fillets with mustard mixture. Coat both sides of fish fillets with bread crumbs. Place fillets on baking sheet.

Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes or until fish is flaky.

Yield: 4 servings