Pineapple Rhubarb Salsa And Shad Recipes

PINEAPPLE-RHUBARB 'SALAD' WITH BASIL CREAM

Steps:

• Place a medium sauté pan over high heat. Melt sugar, and add rhubarb. Sauté rhubarb for about 30 seconds, then reduce heat to low. Cover, and cook until rhubarb is softened but still firm, 2 to 3 more minutes. Transfer rhubarb to a mixing bowl, and add pineapple. Set aside, or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours; bring to room temperature before serving.
• Set aside a bowl of ice water. Bring a small pan of water to a boil, and add basil leaves. Blanch leaves for 30 seconds, then transfer leaves to ice water to stop the cooking. In a blender, combine ice cream and basil leaves. Purée until mixture is smoothly blended. If necessary, freeze until mixture is thick but can still be poured from a spoon.
• To serve, divide fruit mixture equally among four 1/2-cup serving dishes. Top each with a spoonful of basil-ice cream mixture, and serve immediately.

TANGY RHUBARB SALSA

Steps:

• Stir rhubarb into a large pot of boiling water and cook for 10 seconds. Quickly drain rhubarb and rinse with cold water until cool; transfer rhubarb to a large bowl.
• Place red onion, green, red, and yellow bell peppers, jalapeno pepper, and cilantro into a food processor and pulse 3 or 4 times to finely chop; transfer pepper mixture to bowl with rhubarb. Stir in roma tomatoes.
• Dissolve brown sugar in Key lime juice in a bowl; lightly stir lime juice mixture into rhubarb mixture. Sprinkle salsa with salt, garlic powder, and black pepper and stir salsa again. Refrigerate at least 3 hours to blend flavors.

RHUBARB SALSA

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil over medium heat, and stir in the rhubarb; simmer for 2 minutes to blanch. Drain in a colander set in the sink, and let cool.
• Stir together the cooled rhubarb, apple, green onions, lime juice, honey, and jalapeno pepper until thoroughly combined.

RHUBARB-PINEAPPLE CRISP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the rhubarb, pineapple, 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons flour. Transfer to a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate coated with cooking spray., In a small bowl, combine the oats, cinnamon, salt and remaining sugar and flour. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over fruit. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes; serve with whipped cream if desired.