Grilled Pineapple With Gingered Vanilla Yogurt Recipes

GRILLED VANILLA-GINGER PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Cut ends off pineapple. Quarter lengthwise, peel and core.
• Prepare a hot or medium-hot grill. (If you are using the grill after cooking meat or fish, allow residue to burn off and scrape away with a spatula.) Stir together vanilla extract, ginger palm sugar syrup or honey, and cayenne.
• Brush pineapple wedges lightly with butter or oil and place on grill. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes per side, basting with the syrup, until you see grill marks and the pineapple is lightly colored. Remove to a platter or to plates and brush on remaining syrup or honey. Garnish with fresh mint, and serve warm.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE DESSERT WITH GREEK YOGURT

Steps:

• Place pineapple slices in a shallow bowl. Combine lemon juice, 2 tablespoons sugar, and ginger in a cup and pour over pineapple. Cover and marinate for 2 hours.
• Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and mint leaves in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until finely chopped. Drain marinated pineapple well, reserving marinade.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate. Grill pineapple until soft and heated through, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Stir 3 to 4 tablespoons of the marinade into the Greek yogurt and sweeten with extra sugar if desired. Sprinkle grilled pineapple with mint sugar and serve with yogurt.

HUNGRY GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH SO-GOOD CINNAMON-VANILLA YOGURT DIP

Steps:

• Spray a grill or grill pan with nonstick spray and bring to medium heat. Lay pineapple rings flat and cook until slightly blackened and caramelized, about 3 minutes per side, flipping carefully. Set aside to cool.
• For the dip: Combine the yogurt, no-calorie sweetener, cinnamon, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Mix until thoroughly blended and smooth. If you like, chill for at least 10 minutes before dipping. Garnish with cinnamon sticks, if using.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH GINGERED VANILLA YOGURT

Steps:

• You will need one slice of pineapple per serving. Grill pineapple slices until slightly golden on each side. Put a slice of pineapple on each serving plate and top with two tablespoons of vanilla yogurt each. Sprinkle diced, candied ginger over top. Garnish with a mint leaf.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Prepare pineapple by removing the tops and the skin.
• Cut pineapple crosswise into six 3/4-inch-thick slices, remove the core.
• Stir together melted butter, brown sugar and curry powder.
• Grill pineapple slices on an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 6 to 8 minutes or till heated through, turning once and brushing once or twice with butter mixture.
• Combine yogurt and coconut. To serve, cut pineapple slices in half. Serve warm with yogurt.