Potato & Pear latkes with Spice Cucumber salad

Serves 4
1 lb potatoes, 1 pear, 1 small onion, 1 egg, 1/3-1/2 cup flour (use matzo meal for Passover), salt and peppers to taste.

Peel potatoes. Peel and core pear. Grate all with a food processor. Strain any excess liquid. Grate onion. Add egg, flour, salt and pepper. Mix until coated.

Spoon latke mixture onto hot frying pan, forming 2-inch patties. Fry on each side. Serve with cucumber salad.

Spice Cucumber salad.

1 medium cucumber, 1 tsp sugar, 2 tsp white vinegar, 2 Tbsp vegetable/olive oil, 2 gloves of crushed garlic, salt and pepper by taste, 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion, dash of Chili Garlic Paste, chopped cilantro (optional)
Wisk together Chili Garlic Paste, vinegar, sugar, olive oil, garlic. Let dressing ingredients hang out at room temperature so flavors will blend.
Cut cucumber in half lengthwise and cut each half in to 1/4 inch slices. Stir cucumbers in dressing, enough to coat cucumbers. Add salt and pepper.
Note: You probably won't need all the dressing; save for another salad.