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Aloha Hula Hot Dogs

Servings: 16 hot dogs

Hot dogs are such a fun food for entertaining, and we do love our traditional fixin’s here in the South. But how about a fun twist? Light the Tiki torches and head outside!

There's more luau-ready recipes where that came from! Head over to our Hawaiian Macaroni Salad for a tropical treat.

Ingredients

2 (8-count) packs hot dogs
2 (8-count) packs Hawaiian hot dog rolls
1 (8-ounce) can pineapple slices (save the juice)
1 red onion, sliced into rounds
¾ cup teriyaki glaze, divided
1 can Spam, diced, microwaved 2 minutes until crispy
2 jalapeños, thinly sliced
Toasted sesame seeds

Mango Slawsa

1 14-ounce package slaw mix*
2 mangoes, peeled and diced
1 cup chopped cilantro
Juice from sliced pineapple
Juice of 1 lime
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon each salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Combine slawsa ingredients and let marinate several hours or overnight.

  2. Grill hot dogs and buns. Brush pineapple and onion with teriyaki glaze. Grill until lightly charred. Roughly chop.

  3. Stuff grilled dogs into grilled buns. Top with slawsa.

  4. Scatter with pineapple, onion, Spam, jalapeños, additional cilantro, sesame seeds and drizzle of teriyaki glaze.

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