Cucumber Salad With Pineapple and Jalapeno

Name: Cucumber Salad With Pineapple and Jalapeno
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar; 2/3 cup white vinegar; 2 tablespoons water; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup fresh pineapple chunk; 1 cucumber, 1/3 inch pieces; 1 carrot, peeled, julienned; 1/3 cup red onion, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon jalapeno, seeded, minced; 1 head lettuce, leaves separated (leaf lettuce); 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Submitted by lazyme

"This is my favorite cucumber salad. It's really refreshing served with a spicy entree. I do cut back to about 1/2 cup sugar and like to use black sesame seeds to give it another dash of color. From the RSVP section of Bon Appetit magazine."

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photo by Stephanie Y.

Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 6

ingredients

³⁄₄ cup sugar
²⁄₃ cup white vinegar
2 tablespoons water
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh pineapple chunk
1 cucumber, 1/3 inch pieces
1 carrot, peeled, julienned
¹⁄₃ cup red onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon jalapeno, seeded, minced
1 head lettuce, leaves separated (leaf lettuce)
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

directions

Bring first 4 ingredients to boil in heavy small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves.
Simmer until reduced to 2/3 cup, about 4 minutes.
Transfer syrup to large bowl and refrigerate until cold.
Add pineapple to syrup.
Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
Add cucumber and next 3 ingredients to pineapple mixture; stir to coat.
Line plates with lettuce leaves.
Spoon salad atop lettuce.
Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

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Reviews

Very tasty salad. I decreased the sugar as suggested and added a touch more salt.

iris5555
Fabulous Salad! I doubled the amount of pineapple and just couldn't get enough. This would be great served at a barbque but I plan on making it all summer long. ZWT 4 Go Jefes!

Stephanie Y.
Very attractive visually, but the dressing really was not to my taste - sweet enough to be cloying, yet harsh from the white vinegar. I might try this same combination of fruit and vegetables, with maybe a splash of rice wine.

realbirdlady
Lovely refreshing salad! I did take your suggestion and cut down the amount of sugar. Made for the Tastebud Tickling Travellers during ZWT 4

Dreamgoddess
This is a wonderful, refreshing salad - sweet, tart, crunchy, with a playful bite from the jalapeno. We enjoyed it very much. Thanks for sharing!

patti k.

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lazyme

Grapeview, Washington

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