Cherry Tomatoes and Cucumber Spears with Spiced SaltAndrea Fazzari
Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 20 min
Cooks' note:
Spiced salt can be made 1 day ahead and kept, covered, at room temperature.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 8 hors d'oeuvre servings
Ingredients
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
Preparation
Step 1
Chill cucumber spears in a large bowl of ice and cold water 15 minutes, then arrange in a serving bowl filled with ice.
Step 2
Stir together kosher salt, cayenne, and black pepper in a small serving bowl for dipping vegetables.
Step 3
Arrange cherry tomatoes in serving bowls, then squeeze lime over them just before serving (juice helps salt adhere to tomatoes).
