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Asian Pear Mojito & Crispy Snacks (+ GIVEAWAY!)

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The leaves have changed from green to beautiful shades of red and yellow, and are now falling here in Nashville. Fall is in full swing, and I’m sharing how I like to celebrate my favorite season with a double whammy — snacks AND drinks! The way I see it, if you are going to have great snacks, you should definitely spend a minute to mix up a perfect drink to tag along. I’m mixing up a delicious Asian Pear Mojito (cocktail + mocktail option). — (Keep reading to enter to win a big gift basket, too!)

Read through to the end to find out how to win a prize package full
of home and bar goodies, along with some Pagoda Snacks bites!

It should be no surprise that I absolutely love crispy snacks and sides. It should also be of no revelation that there are times when I want something super simple, for myself or for when I am making bites for friends. When Pagoda Snacks reached out recently to ask me to help develop a mocktail to pair with their egg rolls for a Nashville event, I jumped on the opportunity. It’s basically everything that I love all wrapped in one bright red food truck.

The CMA Awards are one of the most popular Downtown Nashville events. Tons and tons of locals and tourists alike all browse the iconic Broadway strip for the entire week to experience some of the best talent in the south. Pagoda wanted to be right in the middle of the fun, so they set up a food truck packed to the roof with egg rolls and passed them out for people to try. Every good snack has to have a great drink, so I took one of my absolute favorite fall ingredients, Asian pears, and made a twist on the classic mint mojito to serve alongside.

Pagoda not only makes egg rolls (Chicken, Vegetable, Pork), but also Potstickers (Chicken and Pork), Wontons (hellloooooooo, Korean Style BBQ Beef!) and more. You can find all of the delicious options in the freezer section of your grocery. If you want to pinpoint exactly what outlets have them, check out the locator here. — Honestly, y’all. These are all just great. The chicken egg rolls featured in the photos are 100% white meat chicken, no MSG, no preservatives, made-from-scratch wrappers. They are one of America’s (and my own) most popular egg rolls for a reason.

The fresh taste of the egg rolls made for a match made in pear-fect snack heaven when next to the Asian pear mojito. Asian pears are those fat little round fruits that look more similar to an apple than a pear when you see them. They are very common to find in the fall and winter. They have a beautiful speckled look, and stay quite firm in texture. Don’t let the firmness fool you. Believed to be the oldest cultivated pear, they are packed full of delicious juice. We’ll simmer them in a simple sugar syrup to extract the aromatic essence to mix into our drinks.

Fresh and sparkling, this cocktail is the best sidekick to serve with your favorite snacks. The pear twist leaves you with a taste of fall and a plenty of simple snacks to share with friends. Cheers!

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Asian Pear Mojito (mocktail or cocktail)
 
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Fall flavor twist on a classic mint mojito recipe. Asian pear infused simple syrup take this cocktail to a whole new level. From SouthernFatty.com
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Recipe type: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Serves: 1
Ingredients
Asian Pear Mojito
  • 8 leaves mint, fresh
  • 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
  • ½ ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1 ounce Asian pear simple syrup, recipe follows
  • 4 ounces club soda, to finish
  • 1 ounce white rum, optional for cocktail instead of mocktail
Asian Pear Simple Syrup
  • 1 Asian pear, diced
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ inch ginger root piece
Instructions
Asian Pear Simple Syrup
  1. Make this first to allow time to cool.
  2. Simmer all ingredients in a saucepan over medium low heat for about 10 minutes.
  3. Strain and cool completely.
Asian Pear Mojito
  1. Combine mint and sugar in glass.
  2. Muddle to bruise mint and mix with sugar. Do not over-muddle.
  3. Add lime juice and Asian pear simple syrup.
  4. Fill glass with crushed ice.
  5. Finish with club soda (and rum if cocktail).
  6. Stir well and serve cold.
  7. Enjoy! Find more recipe on SouthernFatty.com

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  1. I couldn’t get through the day without my Capresso milk frother. My favorite treat is to froth Rum Chatta for my latte! But daily I just froth skim milk with cinnamon.

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  2. My favorite bar essential is my rabbit wine bottle opener, I would also love to try the new electric wine bottle opener.

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  61. I’m not sure I have a favorite….they are all needed and loved…….but I use my food processor for more than food prep….so I will say my food processor

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  77. The one item I use more than anything else in my kitchen is my wok (and I may have to get a new one soon – I’ve worn it out!)

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  89. My favorite kitchen essential is — my slow cooker — I use it several times a week and it ties with my food sealer — so I can seal up the meals that I fix in the clow cooker, lol. Particularly great for our road trips in trailer, so easy to take it out of freezer, pop in microwave and have homemade meal on the road without any of the fuss and dirty dishes.

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  94. My favorite bar essential is a cocktail shaker. Pour in the ingredients, pop the lid on, shake, and you have a perfectly mixed drink.

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  96. My favorite kitchen tool is my sharp knifes but in my bar its my shaker and its old and beat I would love this new one along with those glasses

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  98. Well, my most essential kitchen tool to me is the knife…and cutting board. They go together……I’m sorry I can just say one and not the other.

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  102. My favorite bar essential is a shaker, but for the kitchen as a whole I like a cookie scoop. When making cookies is easy, we make more cookies. I see no downside!!

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  107. As a pastry chef, my absolute favorite kitchen essential is my microplane! I use it on everything from fresh spices to citrus zest to chocolate. I definitely can’t live without it!

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  147. so many to choose from! i would say my favorite bar item (aside from my awesome mixologist husband!) would be sphere ice mold – perfection for an old-fashioned!

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