Most people grill steaks, burgers and chicken for the main dish or entree. Grilling fruits for entrees, sides and desserts can add flavor to the entire meal, and it makes for easy clean-up. The high heat of grilling brings out the sweet and tart flavors and caramelizes the sugars. Here are some helpful tips for bringing out the flavors of fruit by grilling.
Instructions
1. Choose fruits that have both sweet and tart flavors like nectarines, mangoes, peaches and even grapes.
2. Skewer pineapple chunks, avocado and scallops onto a wood skewer. Dip into a marinade mixture of lime juice, jalapeno and cilantro and grill for eight minutes.
3. Grill mangoes by slicing and placing directly on the grill. Turn these often and grill for three to five minutes. Pairing mangoes with a salad and vinaigrette dressing makes a great summertime side.
4. Spoon other fruits like blueberries into the halves of fruits like peaches. Add a little brown sugar, seal in aluminum foil and place on the grill.
5. Grapes make a great fruit for entrees. They wrinkle when grilled, but add as a garnish to dishes like chicken and pork chops with a little drizzle of honey.
6. Pair grilled fruit with a light ice cream or sorbet.
7. Grilled peaches are another delicious dessert. Cut a peach in half, remove the pit and dip the exposed flesh in melted butter. Then twist the buttered area in granulated sugar, and place directly on the grill.
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