Lotus Root and Sweet Potato Salad with Pear Sauce

• 1 four 1 cm slices Sweet potato (anno-imo)
• 1 four 1 cm slices Lotus root
• 1 bunch Mizuna (cut into 2 or 3 cm long pieces)
• 30 grams Pear (diced into 2 or 3 mm chunks)
• 10 grams *Butter
• 1 tsp *Mentsuyu
• 1 tbsp *Mirin
• 1 tbsp *Sake
• 1/2 tsp *Miso
• 1 Ichimi spice (optional)

1. Combine all of the * ingredients to make the sauce, cut the other ingredients as described.
2. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and cook the lotus root and sweet potatoes.
3. Steam over low heat with either a lid or aluminum foil.
4. Once cooked through, cook over high heat until browned.
5. Turn off the heat, then pour in the sauce and coat the vegetables.
6. Transfer the lotus root and sweet potatoes to a plate lined with mizuna.
7. Add the diced pear to the remaining sauce in the pan and simmer.
8. Like this, top with the pear sauce and enjoy.
9. If you prefer a spicier taste, sprinkle with ichimi spice.
10. Both hot and sweet, the mixture of flavors is exquisite.

four, four, mizuna, butter, mentsuyu, mirin, ichimi spice

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/153672-lotus-root-and-sweet-potato-salad-with-pear-sauce (may not work)