Asian Cucumber And Pineapple Salad
This Asian cucumber and pineapple salad is perfect for summer and goes amazingly with your barbeques and other main dishes. It's bursting with contrasting sweet, savory, and tangy flavors. Every bite brings a refreshing feeling. It's as easy as assembling a few ingredients!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon apple cider vinegar , or any vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 inch (100 g) cucumber , thinly sliced
- 1 (50 g) small carrot , cut into matchsticks
- 1 cup (180 g) pineapple in small chunks
- ½ red onion , thinly sliced
Instructions
- Add vinegar, sugar, and salt to a serving plate and mix well until the sugar is dissolved.
- Add the veggies to the plate and mix well. Serve immediately or chill it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Notes
- Use ripe sweet pineapple. It's the best, as the natural sweetness is amazing.
- Let the flavors blend. We love making this Asian cucumber salad for half to one hour before serving so that the beautiful flavors blend together—and it tastes so much better!
- Serve it chilled. My family loves to serve this Asian cucumber salad chilled from the fridge! It tastes even more refreshing, especially in hot weather, and is an excellent pairing with rich main dishes.
- Adjust to taste. As always, adjust the dressing to your taste!
Nutrition
Calories: 46.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.4g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 305.1mg | Potassium: 118.6mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 8.6g | Calcium: 14.2mg | Iron: 0.2mg
