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Blackberry–Asian Pear Salad with Blackberry–Earl Grey Sauce

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Marcus Nilsson

You can make a larger batch of the Earl Grey sugar and sprinkle it on sugar cookies, pie dough, or scones before baking.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 Servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons Earl Grey tea
3 cups fresh blackberries
2 teaspoons Champagne vinegar
2 Asian pears, thinly sliced on a mandoline

Special Equipment

A spice mill or mortar and pestle

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Finely grind sugar and tea in a spice mill. Purée 1 cup fresh blackberries, vinegar, and Earl Grey sugar in a food processor until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl, pressing on solids; discard solids.

    Step 2

    Arrange pears on plates; top with remaining 2 cups blackberries. Spoon blackberry sauce over top.

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