Spicy Cucumber & Pineapple Salad (Kerabu)

Servings

4 side dishes

Prep

10 min

Kerabu means food that is made from cuts of cucumbers or vegetables seasoned with salt, chillies, etc. Yes, I got it out of the Bahasa Malaysia dictionary.

This past 2 weeks have been really hot in Switzerland, and I’m from a tropical country! I barely wanted to cook anything that involved standing in front of the stove. Moreover, I had guests over on Saturday (luckily it was cooler) and cooked butter chicken, so I paired this cold salad with it. It’s very refreshing with just a hint of spiciness.

For this recipe, I used some pomegranate because it caught my eyes while I went on my weekly grocery shopping. By the time I was done getting the gem-like seeds out, I looked like I had Unicorn tears all over me (according to the hubby). I made a mistake of wearing a white top. Lesson learnt. Plus, pomegranate gives the salad an awesome colour boost.