| As far as grilled fruit recipes, I have done | | | | heat. You don't want either the gas or the |
| pineapple, nectarines, peaches and plums. I haven't | | | | charcoal grill too hot. |
| tried bananas yet but we're getting there. | | | | Spray a little non-stick on the grill to keep the fruit |
| As far as berries, I like to grill blackberry cobbler, | | | | from sticking. You can also rub a little Extra Virgin |
| for one on the barbecue. By grilling it outdoors | | | | Olive oil onto the grill. I like to use a wad of |
| you give it is a unique taste you cannot duplicate | | | | cheesecloth, saturated with oil and rub it onto the |
| indoors. When the blackberry season in Oregon | | | | grill using a pair of tongs. Be careful of flare-ups. |
| comes around, you can pick them to your heart's | | | | Place the pineapple slices on the hot grill. Total |
| content. I will grill one then and give you a | | | | cooking time shouldn't be much over ten minutes. |
| blow-by-blow account. | | | | If you cut the pineapple vertically, you will have |
| In the meanwhile, one of the great fruits to start | | | | three sides of it to grill. Make sure that you get |
| out grilling is pineapple. Here is a simple recipe and | | | | grill marks on all three side of the pineapple, |
| method of preparing it. With a sturdy knife trim | | | | turning each slice with a pair of tongs. Be careful |
| the top and the bottom so that both ends lay | | | | when you turn the fruit as you don't want break |
| flat. Then remove the outer casing vertically | | | | it. |
| around the meat of the pineapple from top to | | | | Serve the pineapple warm. It makes an excellent |
| bottom. | | | | dessert. You can even add a little rum to it to |
| Next, you remove the pineapple itself, again | | | | give it yet another taste. |
| cutting vertically, around the core. You will end up | | | | I also recommend the same recipe, using brown |
| with about ten or twelve slices. You can also cut | | | | sugar on other fruits. However, some can be |
| the pineapple horizontally, but you have the core | | | | difficult to prepare. Nectarines, plums and peaches |
| in the middle. Some folks prefer to slice it this | | | | can be extremely difficult to core. Well, they are |
| way. | | | | for me. |
| Place the pineapple slices in a marinating container. | | | | Peaches I can halve without destroying them. But, |
| Add a generous amount of brown sugar over the | | | | with nectarines and plums I have to core in |
| top of the pineapple and rub the sugar on all sides | | | | quarters or eights to be able to trim from the |
| of the slices. The brown sugar interacts with | | | | core. When you end up with small slices of fruit, |
| pineapple and many other fruits in a miraculous | | | | you do not want to put them directly on the grill. |
| way. The sugar forms a nice little syrup and | | | | You don't want small chunks of fruit falling through |
| marinade and takes fruit to another dimension. | | | | the grill. |
| I like to give the brown sugar a little time to | | | | For grilling smaller pieces, use a wire mesh grill pan |
| mingle. A half hour, or so, covered will suffice. | | | | sprayed with a non-stick. And, put the pan directly |
| Start the grill. On a gas grill, turn to a high-medium | | | | on the grill. |
| temperature of 350 to 400 degrees. | | | | There are other recipes for grilled fruit, but you |
| On a charcoal grill, you may want to shove the | | | | will be a little hard pressed to find ones that are |
| coals to one side of the grill and cook on indirect | | | | any simpler or better. |