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Cherry Tomatoes and Cucumber Spears with Spiced Salt

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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

  1. 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.

  2. Step 3

    Arrange cherry tomatoes in serving bowls, then squeeze lime over them just before serving (juice helps salt adhere to tomatoes).

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