Cucumber Salad With Pineapple and Jalapeno
- Reviews 5
Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
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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