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cucumber salad with pineapple and jalapeno

(3 ratings)
lazyme5909 avatar
Recipe by
Vicki Butts (lazyme)
@lazyme5909
Grapeview, WA

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.

(3 ratings)
yield 6 -8
prep time 15 Min
cook time 5 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For cucumber salad with pineapple and jalapeno

  • 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 2/3 c
    white vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp
    water
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    fresh pineapple chunks
  • 1
    cucumber, 1/3-inch pieces
  • 1
    carrot, peeled, julienned
  • 1/3 c
    red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 Tbsp
    jalapeno, seeded, minced
  • 1
    head leaf lettuce, leaves separated
  • 1 Tbsp
    ssesame seeds, toasted

How To Make cucumber salad with pineapple and jalapeno

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    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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