Ingredients
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3/4 cup sugar
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2/3 cup white vinegar
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2 tablespoons water
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cucumber, 1/3 inch pieces
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1/3 cup red onion, thinly sliced
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1 tablespoon jalapeno, seeded, minced
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1 head lettuce, leaves separated (leaf lettuce)
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1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
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1 carrot, peeled, julienned
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1 cup fresh pineapple chunk
Instructions
- 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.