Grilled Fruit

The grilled fruit kebabs can be made savory or sweet.  Serve the savory fruit with beef or chicken.  Serve the sweetened fruit as a light dessert alongside crisp cookies.  For indoor cooking, try Glazed Grapefruit for breakfast or brunch

3-4 kiwi, peeled and cut into thick slices

Place kebabs on serving platter and remove skewers.  

To make a dessert of grilled fruit: 
Omit the salt and pepper from the basting butter.  Add a healthy dash of light brown sugar to the melted butter and stir to blend.  Baste fruit with the butter.  Dust the grilled fruit with cinnamon.

Alternative Method
Omit the brown sugar from the butter mixture and sprinkle the grilled fruit with granulated brown sugar and cinnamon.  This will give the fruit a surprising crunch.  

Buttery Grilled Bananas and Pineapple 
Serves 6-8

4 firm but ripe bananas, peeled
6 fresh pineapple spears, 1/2- to 1-inch thick or canned, well- drained spears

5 Tbs. unsalted butter
1 Tbs. granulated sugar
1 /4 tsp. ground nutmeg

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the six tablespoons unsalted butter, granulated sugar and nutmeg. Stir frequently until melted and smooth. Pour over prepared fruit, turning fruit over to coat evenly with the buttery mixture.

Arrange the fruit on the rack of the grill (grill basket recommended), turning every two minutes, until the fruit is lightly browned and the bananas are just tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife (approximately 10 minutes).

To serve, arrange grilled fruit on a platter and spoon some of the warm butterscotch sauce (reheat if necessary) over the fruit. Pass the remaining sauce around the table. Serve with vanilla ice cream for dessert or sprinkle with a pinch of white pepper for a more savory dish

Make Ahead
Thread skewers up to 6 hours in advance. Place in a covered container and refrigerate
Bamboo skewers can be found in party supply stores and often in your local drug store

Glazed Grapefruit
Serves 4   Use 1/2 grapefruit per person and 1 tablespoon sugar per grapefruit half

SERVING SUGGESTION: For brunch, place Glazed Grapefruit half on a bed of mixed bitter greens.  Drizzle with olive oil and rice wine vinegar and top with crumbled blue cheese

1/4 cup granulated brown sugar

2 Ruby Red grapefruits, sliced in half and seeded

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar evenly over each grapefruit half.  Place halves on a baking sheet directly under a preheated broiler for about 4 minutes, or until sugar melts and browns in a few spots.  Watch carefully.