Spicy Fruit-and-Vegetable Salad

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Spicy Fruit-and-Vegetable Salad

 

1 seedless English cucumber

3 medium

tomatoes -- cored

3/4 cup cilantro

1/2 pineapple -- peeled

1/2 honeydew

melon -- peeled and seeded

1/2 papaya, peeled, seeded and cubed

1 red

onion -- diced

1 jalapeno chile -- minced

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2

tablespoons white wine vinegar

1/8 teaspoon salt

 

1. If using a

seedless cucumber, it is not necessary to peel or seed it.

Peel other types

of cucumber, remove seeds, and discard peel and seeds.

Cut cucumber into

1/2-inch-thick slices. Cut each cored tomato into

pieces

about 1/2-inch

square. Reserve 6 sprigs of cilantro for garnish, and

mince

the rest. Cut

pineapple and honeydew melon into 1-1/2-inch cubes.

 

2. Place pineapple,

papaya, honeydew, red onion, cucumber, tomatoes,

jalapeno chile, and minced

cilantro in a medium bowl. Toss together with

oil, vinegar, and salt. Chill 4

to 8 hours. Remove from refrigerator 30

minutes before serving. Garnish with

reserved cilantro sprigs.

 

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 85 Calories; 2g Fat

(19.3%

calories from fat); 2g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary

Fiber;

0mg Cholesterol; 48mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0

Lean

Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.