Cucumber Pineapple Salad

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ¼ cup sugar
• 2⁄3; cup rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons water
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup peeled cored diced fresh pineapple , in 1/3 inch pieces
• 1 cucumber , peeled,sliced thin
• 1 carrot , peeled,julienned
• 1⁄3; cup thinly-sliced red onion
• 4 cups torn salad greens
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Bring sugar, rice wine vinegar and water to a boil in a heavy saucepan.
2. Stir constantly until reduced to about 1/2 cup, about 5 minutes.
3. Transfer to a large bowl and place into refrigerator.
4. When chilled, add pineapple pieces.
5. Cover and return to refrigerator for one hour.
6. Add cucumber, carrot and red onion to the pineapple mixture.
7. Mix well.
8. Place salad greens onto plates.
9. Top with pineapple mixture.
10. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds, serve.

Reviews

[bella214]

I thought this salad was so refreshing. The dressiing had a nice sweet tart flavor. The combination of fruits and vegetables was unusual but worked well together. Looked beautiful too. Thanks Dancer^.

[lazyme]

This is so good! It is especially good with Thai food.