Cucumber mixed with pineapple
2 cucumbers | half a pineapple (or pineapple) |
2 tablespoons sugar | White vinegar 1.5-2 tablespoons |
1 tsp salt |
Step 1
Wash the cucumber and cut it into quarters vertically, then cut into small sectionsStep 2
Remove the hard core from the pineapple and cut into finger-thick slicesStep 3
Put the cut pineapple and cucumber in a large basin, add sugar, white vinegar, and saltStep 4
Mix well with your hands and let the sugar and salt melt. Cucumber and pineapple cooking tipsThe purpose of grabbing with your hands is to allow the salt and sugar to be dissolved by body temperature. The ratio of white vinegar and sugar can be adjusted appropriately according to personal taste. There is no fixed requirement.
If you want to eat something cooler, you can cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for an hour or two, so it will taste more delicious.
If you are one of those people who eat pineapple to death, you can soak the pineapple in light salt water for a few minutes after cutting it, then take it out and mix it with the cucumber. But I don’t have this problem, so I just mix it directly.
Some methods are to remove the cucumber seeds. In fact, I don’t think it is necessary. After all, cucumber seeds are not inedible. Removing them is just to prevent too much water from being released. If you mix it and eat it, you don’t have to worry about it. It can be washed and cut directly.
Overall, this side dish has a crisp texture, moderate sweet and sour taste, and is particularly refreshing and appetizing. It is suitable to be used with meaty dishes and as a light snack during the fat loss period to control weight. And after my own test, this dish has no laxative effect. It may be due to my physical condition, but I didn’t have diarrhea at all, hahaha.