Side Dishes

Garlic Chive & Asian Pear Salad

Name: Garlic Chive & Asian Pear Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 30 g Garlic chives (buchu); 10 g Onion; 15 g Korean pear; 8 g Minced garlic; 8 g Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes); 6 g Anchovy fish sauce; 3 g Low-sodium soy sauce; 10 g Lemon juice; 4 g Sesame seeds

부추 배무침

Fresh garlic chives, onion and sliced Asian pear tossed in a spicy dressing of garlic, chili flakes, anchovy sauce, low-sodium soy sauce and lemon, sprinkled with sesame seeds. Pear provides sweetness instead of sugar, and garlic chives add aroma with less sodium.

10mPrep

1Serving

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🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

Garlic Chives (Buchu)Flat garlic chives for pancakes, kimchi and dumplings
Korean Pear (Bae)Juicy Asian pear — fruit, tenderizer and sweetener
Garlic in Korean CookingMinced, sliced, pickled and black — the backbone of Korean flavor
GochugaruSun-dried Korean chili flakes 🛒 Shop on Amazon
Jeotgal (Salted Shrimp & Fish Sauce)Salted, fermented seafood — Korea's umami seasoning 🛒 Shop on Amazon
Dried Anchovies (Myeolchi)From broth anchovies to sweet-salty side dishes
Korean Soy Sauce (Ganjang)Guk-ganjang, jin-ganjang and when to use each 🛒 Shop on Amazon
Sesame Oil & Sesame SeedsThe nutty finishing touch of Korean food 🛒 Shop on Amazon

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📘 Cooking basics for this recipe

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📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Trim the garlic chives and cut into 5–6 cm lengths, and slice the onion thinly.

Garlic Chive & Asian Pear Salad — step 1

Peel the pear, cut into eighths, core and slice.

Garlic Chive & Asian Pear Salad — step 2

Mix the garlic, gochugaru, fish sauce, soy sauce, lemon juice and 2 g of sesame seeds into a dressing.

Garlic Chive & Asian Pear Salad — step 3

Pat the chives, onion and pear dry.

Garlic Chive & Asian Pear Salad — step 4

Toss them in a bowl with the dressing.

Garlic Chive & Asian Pear Salad — step 5

Plate and sprinkle with the remaining sesame seeds.

Garlic Chive & Asian Pear Salad — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

32.1Calories (kcal)

5.6 gCarbs

1.5 gProtein

0.4 gFat

305.1 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.