Pineapple Carpaccio

Ingredients

½ ​Pineapple​
¼ cup​ Water​
¼ cup​ Sugar​
½ ​Vanilla bean or ½ tsp vanilla extract​
Fresh mint leaves (optional)​

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the water, sugar and the split vanilla bean or vanilla extract.​
Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Simmer for 2–3 minutes, then remove from heat and let it cool.​
Peel the pineapple, removing all the eyes. Slice the pineapple thinly on thickness 1 or 2 using the Mandoline.​
Arrange the pineapple slices and drizzle the vanilla syrup. Decorate with fresh mint.