Hot-sweet No Tomato Salsa

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium cucumber
• 1 (4 ounce) jar pimientos, drained
• 2 tablespoons minced parsley
• 2 tablespoons minced green onions
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 papayas (can sub cantelope, if you must) or 1 ripe mango, pared, seeded, chopped (can sub cantelope, if you must)
• 48 nabisco triscuits (or other crackers)

Recipe

• 1 pare and halve cucumber, remove seeds, discard, chop cucumber finely.
• 2 mix cucumber with pimentos, chopped as necessary to make a finely textured salsa, the parsley, green onion, lime rind, lime juice, sugar and red pepper flakes.
• 3 stir in papaya or mango for a tropical taste, cantaloupe will do in a pinch.
• 4 cover and chill until serving time.
• 5 serve as a dip or spread for triscuits.