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Pineapple-Cucumber Salsa

By Ashley Moore

Published on April 19, 2017

Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 8 (Makes about 2 cups)

Pineapple-Cucumber Salsa

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (9 ounces) 1-inch pineapple pieces3 jalapeño chiles, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ½-inch pieces½ cup fresh mint leaves ¼ cup coarsely chopped red onion 2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled1 cup (6 ounces) ¼-inch English cucumber pieces1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper

Before You Begin

Do not use canned pineapple in this recipe. For a spicier salsa, reserve and add the jalapeño seeds.

Instructions

  1. Pulse pineapple, jalapeños, mint, onion, and garlic in food processor until coarsely chopped, about 6 pulses, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Transfer to serving bowl. Stir in cucumber, lime juice, oil, salt, and pepper. Serve.
Pineapple-Cucumber Salsa

Pineapple-Cucumber Salsa

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Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 8 (Makes about 2 cups)

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (9 ounces) 1-inch pineapple pieces
3 jalapeño chiles, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ½-inch pieces
½ cup fresh mint leaves
¼ cup coarsely chopped red onion
2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
1 cup (6 ounces) ¼-inch English cucumber pieces
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (9 ounces) 1-inch pineapple pieces
3 jalapeño chiles, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ½-inch pieces
½ cup fresh mint leaves
¼ cup coarsely chopped red onion
2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
1 cup (6 ounces) ¼-inch English cucumber pieces
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (9 ounces) 1-inch pineapple pieces
3 jalapeño chiles, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ½-inch pieces
½ cup fresh mint leaves
¼ cup coarsely chopped red onion
2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
1 cup (6 ounces) ¼-inch English cucumber pieces
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Why This Recipe Works

For this recipe, we pulled out the food processor to help with the heavy chopping. We used pineapple as the base of our salsa and finished it by stirring in cucumber pieces along with fresh mint, lime juice, oil, salt, and pepper.

Before You Begin

Do not use canned pineapple in this recipe. For a spicier salsa, reserve and add the jalapeño seeds.

Instructions

  1. Pulse pineapple, jalapeños, mint, onion, and garlic in food processor until coarsely chopped, about 6 pulses, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Transfer to serving bowl. Stir in cucumber, lime juice, oil, salt, and pepper. Serve.

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