Seared Pineapple Salsa

Ingredients

1 pineapple
1/4 c bell pepper
2 chipotle chile puree
2 tb orange juice
1 tb lime juice
1 cilantro
2 ts brown sugar

Instructions

Cut pineapple into slices no more than 1/4" thick. Cut each slice in half. Dry saute the pineapple slices in a skillet for 8 minutes or so. You want it to be caremalized & golden brown, be careful not to use too high a heat. When cooked, dice & transfer to a mixing bowl. Stir in the remaining ingredients & taste to see if you need more lime juice or chile puree. This salsa rates a cool 4 out of 10. As a variation, replace the pineapple with peaches & cook using the same directions. Mark Miller, "The Great Salsa Book" reprinted in "Vegetarian Gourmet" Summer 1995