Grilled Pineapple w/ Caramel Sauce & Macadamia Nuts
Serves 4 (2 slices of pineapple per person)
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh pineapple, peeled & cored, sliced in 8 rings (about ½" each)
- canola oil for grill pan
Caramel Sauce
- ⅓ cup evaporated cane juice, unrefined sugar
- 2½ tbsp water
- ½ tbsp light corn syrup
- ½ cup evaporated skim milk
- 1 tsp butter
Garnish
- 4 tbsp toasted macadamia nuts
- sprigs of fresh mint
Special Equipment
- grill pan
- tongs
- whisk
How-to
- Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in medium saucepan. Simmer over low heat until sugar dissolves, about 5-7 minutes. Continue to cook until sugar is dark in color
- Slowly add evaporated skim milk and butter and whisk briskly with wire whisk until sauce is smooth. Keep warm
- Preheat grill pan and spray lightly with canola oil. Grill pineapple 2-3 minutes on each side or until grill marks appear
- Place 2 slices on each plate and drizzle with 2 tbsp caramel sauce
- Garnish each plate with 1 tbsp toasted macadamia nuts and fresh mint
Makes 4 servings, each containing approximately:
- 165 calories
- 29 gm carbohydrate
- 6 gm fat
- 1 mg cholesterol
- 2 gm protein
- 18 mg sodium
- 2 gm fiber