Broiled Grapefruit with Ginger

Heirloom navel oranges and grapefruits are my favorite winter citruses, in fact, they are the only ones I eat. I'm again behind on the trends, this time it's broiled grapefruit. I tried it for the very first time, making it to accompany oatmeal for a weekday breakfast treat. I love ginger, so I was excited by this pairing with grapefruit. It's dead simple, so I will definitely try this as a light after dinner dessert throughout the season!

Broiled Grapefruit with Ginger

Adapted from The Candle Cafe Cookbook

Ingredients

• 1 grapefruit, halved
• 1/2 tsp fresh grated ginger
• 1 tsp coconut sugar
• Pinch of salt

Method

1. Preheat oven broiler. Meanwhile, top each grapefruit half with ginger, sugar, and salt, rubbing the mixture evenly around the surface of the fruit.
2. Place the grapefruit, cut half up, on a small baking sheet. Broil for 5-8 minutes, until bubbling.

For a tip on eating this especially messy grapefruit, see this article at TheKitchn for a handy trick! That or eat it over the sink :)

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Cinnamon Roasted Fruit

I wanted something special to put on my oatmeal this morning and remembered a post I saw the other day for roasted apples. So when I remembered I had some nectarines and plums in the fridge, I knew just what I'd make.

This would obviously be lovely with apples or pears as well now as we get into fall. Feel free to try new spices to suit your taste, I think cardamom would be great too.

Cinnamon Roasted Stone Fruit

Ingredients

• 2 medium sized fruits (stone fruits, apples, pears, etc.)
• 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• Palm sugar, or other granulated sweetener, to taste
• 1 tsp. cinnamon, or to taste

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Meanwhile, slice your fruit in relatively thin slices. Combine in a bowl with melted coconut oil, sugar, and cinnamon, to taste depending on the sweetness of the fruit.
2. Pour onto a rimmed baking sheet and bake for about 15-20 minutes, turning and/or stirring as needed. The fruit should begin to soften and brown a bit.

This would be great on oatmeal, ice cream, or even on a nut butter sandwich!

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Tropical Papaya Boat

I first had this at a roadside fruit stand while on vacation. I was simply going to buy some papayas when the man working the stand offered samples. By "sample", he meant half a papaya with some extra goodies! Quite the salesman because it got me to spend a couple extra dollars on more ingredients.

This is quite simple to make and I'm hoping to snag the tropical fruits at an Asian grocer. Fingers crossed!!

Tropical Papaya Boat

Ingredients

• 1 papaya, halved
• 2 passionfruits, halved
• 1/2 lemon

Method

1. Remove the seeds from each papaya half. Scoop the seeds from one whole passionfruit into each papaya cavity.
2. Squeeze a little lemon over the passionfruit seeds and stir. Make adjustments to the amount of lemon juice, to taste. You want it to be a little tart; this will complement the sweet papaya flesh.
3. Serve the papaya with a spoon, scooping a little flesh and seeds into each bite.

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