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Kiwi and Asian Pear in Lemon Sauce (Kiwo To Nashi No Lemon Ae) makes a delicious and refreshing cool summer dish.

Ingredients

Lemon Sauce:

• Finely-grated fresh peel of one small lemon
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. sesame oil

The Fruit:

• 2 kiwifruit, peeled, sliced, and cut into thin strips
• 1 crisp Asian pear, sliced, and cut into thin strips (crisp Anjou pear may be substituted)
• ½ yellow or red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• ½ European cucumber, halved, seeded, and cut into thin strips
• 1 tbsp. lightly roasted black sesame seeds

Procedure

1. Whisk the lemon sauce ingredients together in a the serving bowl and set aside.
2. Add the fruit to the bowl of lemon sauce, toss, cover, and chill for about an hour.