Piquant Cheese Salad (no Mayo Or Pasta)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 ounces cheddar cheese (cut in small cubes)
• 2 small onions (sliced in rings, or 3-4 boiling size onions sliced in rings)
• 6 ounces salami (diced, may sub pepperoni)
• 4 small tomatoes (seeded & diced)
• 6 sweet gherkins (cut in 1/4-in slices)
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons pineapple juice
• 3 drops tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 ounces pineapple chunks (diced)
• fresh chives (chopped, garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a serving bowl, mix cubed cheese, onion rings, diced salami, diced tomato & sliced gherkins.
• 2 in a separate bowl, combine brown sugar, pineapple juice, tabasco, pepper, olive oil & diced pineapple chunks. (i use a glass jar w/a tight lid & just shake to combine).
• 3 just b4 serving, toss salad in dressing & serve garnished w/chopped chives as desired.
• 4 note: to make ahead & avoid a mushy cheese effect, follow same prep except do not include diced cheese in the mix of step 1. store the cheese ready to use in a sandwich bag or refrigerator container & combine w/salad ingredients at the same time the dressing is added just before serving.