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Ingredients: 1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise 1/2 cup water 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice Pinch of salt 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 pound kumquats (about 20) ends trimmed, sliced crosswise 1/3-inch thick and seeded) 3 pounds Asian pears (four large) peeled, cored and sliced lengthwise one-quarter inch thick Directions: Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into water with lime juice in small heavy saucepan, the add pod, sugar and pinch of salt. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then simmer three minutes. Add kumquats and simmer, covered, until they just begin to soften, three to four minutes. Place pears in a heat-safe bowl. Pour kumquats and syrup over pears and toss gently, then cool. Chill fruit, covered, at least two hours. Fruit can be chilled up to one day. |