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CHERRY TOMATOES AND CUCUMBER SPEARS WITH SPICED SALT
Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 20 min
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3 seedless cucumbers (usually plastic-wrapped), halved crosswise, then each half cut lengthwise into 8 spears
1/4 cup kosher salt
1 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 pt cherry tomatoes
1 lime, halved
Chill cucumber spears in a large bowl of ice and cold water 15 minutes, then arrange in a serving bowl filled with ice.
Stir together kosher salt, cayenne, and black pepper in a small serving bowl for dipping vegetables.
Arrange cherry tomatoes in serving bowls, then squeeze lime over them just before serving (juice helps salt adhere to tomatoes).
Cooks' note:
Spiced salt can be made 1 day ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.
Makes 8 hors d'oeuvre servings.
Gourmet
August 2004
Gourmet Entertains
Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 20 min
click photo to enlarge
3 seedless cucumbers (usually plastic-wrapped), halved crosswise, then each half cut lengthwise into 8 spears
1/4 cup kosher salt
1 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 pt cherry tomatoes
1 lime, halved
Chill cucumber spears in a large bowl of ice and cold water 15 minutes, then arrange in a serving bowl filled with ice.
Stir together kosher salt, cayenne, and black pepper in a small serving bowl for dipping vegetables.
Arrange cherry tomatoes in serving bowls, then squeeze lime over them just before serving (juice helps salt adhere to tomatoes).
Cooks' note:
Spiced salt can be made 1 day ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.
Makes 8 hors d'oeuvre servings.
Gourmet
August 2004
Gourmet Entertains
