Have you ever loved a condiment so much that you centered an entire meal around it? I do this quite often. Last week I was thinking about what I could make for mothers day and feeling inspired by all the food bloggers out there writing about their Cinqo De Mayo inspired meals, I thought I would make a Mexican inspired mothers day dinner centered around my favorite pineapple salsa recipe.
Cinqo De Mayo is not a big deal here in Vancouver and from what I’ve heard it isn’t really in Mexico either. I seem to remember people in my neighborhood celebrating in San Francisco though when I still lived there, so from what I’ve concluded this seems to be an American celebration. Honestly, I’ll use any excuse to have a Mexican themed dinner party!
Especially if I can work pork into the menu.
Oooh the pork! Let’s just say it may have been the best slow cooked pork shoulder I’ve ever tasted. But you’ll have to come back for that recipe, cruel I know. I’ll keep this post short and sweet and will be posting the rest of our mothers day/ Cinqo De Mayo feast over the next week so make sure you cooooooome back.
Pineapple Salsa - Inspired by Gordon Ramsay
1 ripe pineapple, cut into a small dice
1 cup cucumber, diced
1 poblano pepper, minced
1 bunch fresh fresh cilantro, minced
juice of one lime
salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a medium sized bowl combine pineapple, cucumber, poblano pepper, cilantro and toss to combine. Squeeze over the lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Let the salsa sit for an hour or so before serving.
