Cucumber, Tomato, and Pineapple Salad with Asian Dressing

Name: Cucumber, Tomato, and Pineapple Salad with Asian Dressing
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1 large garlic clove; 1 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 1 (2-inch-long) fresh serrano or jalapeño chile, minced, including seeds; 1 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon Asian fish sauce; 1 1/2 seedless cucumber (often plastic-wrapped), halved lengthwise, then thinly sliced crosswise; 1 1/2 pineapple, peeled, quartered lengthwise, cored, then sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick (2 cups); 1 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro; 1 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint; 1 2 medium tomatoes (1 lb total); 1 cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges

From the kitchen of Carly

Bright, spicy, and impossibly refreshing. Fresh pineapple and crisp cucumber play against a punchy lime-chile dressing spiked with fish sauce and cilantro. The sweet-savory balance keeps you coming back for another forkful.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

11 large garlic clove
11/4 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons fresh lime juice
11 tablespoon sugar
12 tablespoons vegetable oil
11 (2-inch-long) fresh serrano or jalapeño chile, minced, including seeds
11/4 to 1/2 teaspoon Asian fish sauce
11/2 seedless cucumber (often plastic-wrapped), halved lengthwise, then thinly sliced crosswise
11/2 pineapple, peeled, quartered lengthwise, cored, then sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick (2 cups)
11/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
11/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint
12 medium tomatoes (1 lb total)
1cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges

Instructions

Mince garlic, then mash to a paste with salt using side of a large heavy knife.
Whisk together lime juice and sugar in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved, then whisk in oil, garlic paste, chile, and fish sauce (to taste). Add remaining ingredients, tossing to coat, and add salt to taste.