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Grilled Swordfish with Pineapple Salsa

Renee — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 14:00:28 +0000

I’m going to miss summertime and all the BBQ’ing that we’ve been doing. Everything from steak to chicken, and veggies and pizza. It’s been going on the grill!! And fish, let’s not forget how often we grill fish. We typically grill salmon, but at the market the other day my husband spotted the swordfish and reminded me how long it’s been since we’ve had it. I agreed and we quickly ordered our two swordfish steaks from the fish market. Our dinner of Grilled Swordfish with Pineapple Salsa served over brown rice and a side Caesar Salad was delicious! I hear so many people say they don’t know how to cook fish. It always amazes me, because it’s as easy or easier than anything else. All I did for our swordfish was brush it with a little olive oil and seasoned it with salt & pepper and quickly grilled it. Easy!!

The addition of the fresh pineapple salsa was perfect! It’s sweet and spicy and the perfect compliment to grilled swordfish!!

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Grilled Swordfish with Pineapple Salsa

Author Joy in Every Season

Ingredients

2-6 Swordfish Steaks depending how many you're feeding
drizzle of olive oil
salt & pepper
For the Pineapple Salsa:
1 cup fresh diced pineapple
½ red onion finely chopped
¼ cup chopped cilantro
1 TBSP apple cider vinegar
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp cayenne pepper **add more/less to taste

Instructions

Preheat BBQ and make sure grill is clean. Or you can cook your swordfish indoors on a grill pan.
Lightly drizzle swordfish steaks with olive oil and season with salt & pepper.
Grill for 8-10 minutes depending on thickness.
For the Pineapple Salsa:
Peel, core, and chop fresh pineapple.
Peel and finely chop ½ of a medium red onion.
Rough chop ¼ cup fresh cilantro.
Mix together above ingredients. Add 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar, ½ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp cayenne pepper.
Mix together and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Serve on top of your favorite grilled meat.
Top grilled swordfish steak with pineapple salsa. Enjoy!

Grilled Pineapple with Honey & Cayenne

Renee — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 05:21:59 +0000

So simple and delicious! Grilled Pineapple with Honey & Cayenne is perfect to serve alongside just about any grilled meat! Although, I might admit to eating multiple wedges of this while the chicken was still on the grill!Grilling pineapple only takes a few minutes. I start by giving it a light brush of light olive oil (just to prevent it from sticking to the grill), and placing on a med heat grill. Turn it a few times to heat it throughout and to get those beautiful grill marks on all sides. Once off the grill, simply give it a little drizzle of honey and a sprinkling of cayenne pepper.

If you’ve never cut a fresh pineapple, here’s a tutorial I found online that will show how quick and simple it really is.

Grilled Pineapple w/Honey & Cayenne

Author Joy in Every Season

Ingredients

1 large ripe fresh pineapple cut into 8 wedges
2 TBSP light olive oil
2-4 TBSP honey
1 tsp cayenne pepper

Instructions

Prep fresh pineapple (peel, core, and cut into 8 wedges).
Pre-heat outdoor grill or grill pan to medium heat.
Lightly brush pineapple wedges with olive oil.
Grill pineapple, turning regularly, until heated through and each side has grill marks.
Remove from grill and lightly drizzle with honey.
Sprinkle with cayenne pepper to taste.

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Pineapple Fried Rice

Renee — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:00:23 +0000

This might be a favorite new side dish of mine. Pineapple fried rice could be a vegetarian entree, but if you’re like me, you’re going to serve it as a side dish. It goes well with grilled teriyaki chicken, grilled shrimp, steak, hawaiian meatballs, and even brown sugar ham or pulled pork sandwiches.

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Pineapple Fried Rice

Author Joy in Every Season

Ingredients

1 cup brown rice cooked according to package directions
2 TBS olive oil
1 1/2 TBS sesame oil
1/4 red pepper flakes or to taste
1 medium yellow onion chopped
1/2 large pineapple cut into small cubes
4 cloves fresh garlic crushed
1/2 large red bell pepper chopped small
1/2-1 cup carrot julienned
1 " piece fresh ginger grated or finely minced. I used my microplane zester
1 TBS soy sauce
1 TBS apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar
1/4 cup cilantro chopped

Instructions

Cook rice according to package directions and set aside.
Heat olive oil in large sauté pan over med heat.
Saute onions for a couple minutes, add red pepper flakes.
Add in garlic, ginger, bell pepper, and carrots, cook for approx 3 minutes until veggies just start to get tender.
Add pineapple and sesame oil, cook for 2 minutes.
Stir in cooked rice and soy sauce, and cook quickly over high heat for 2-3 minutes.
Serve, topped with fresh cilantro.

This recipe is Pinterest found and inspired. Adapted from Eat Healthy, Eat Happy.

Looking for other delicious side dishes?

Loaded Smashed Potatoes

Twice Baked Potatoes

Or maybe you feel like keeping it lighter, how about just adding a delicious Caesar Salad

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Pineapple Salsa Chicken

Renee — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:00:49 +0000

I had fresh pineapple salsa on my mind when I entered the market. It was going to top off some perfectly grilled fish. It was barely noon, and I was drooling over what was going to be on my plate for dinner. But, as it turned out, the butcher didn’t have what I wanted (I was thinking swordfish or mahi mahi), so I could either give up my salsa idea or settle on chicken. Since I couldn’t quite get the pineapple salsa off my mind, and those ingredients were already in my cart, I opted for the chicken. Pineapple Salsa Chicken turned out to be a great substitution.

It was a quick dinner to prepare and one that I’m sure your entire family will enjoy! I served ours with a side of baked sweet potato w/a little butter, salt & pepper. It was a great compliment to the pineapple. A side of brown rice or maybe coconut rice would also be delicious!

Simply marinate the chicken (I used skin on boneless breasts, but any cut will work) in your favorite teriyaki sauce and grill. Before serving top with pineapple salsa.

This fresh pineapple salsa would also be great on grilled fish, as a topping on tacos, as a topping on a burger, and of course, over grilled teriyaki chicken.

Pineapple Salsa

** This is the type of recipe where you can add more/less of each ingredient as you please.

Author Joy in Every Season

Ingredients

1 cup fresh diced pineapple
1/2 red onion finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 TBSP apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper **add more/less to taste

Instructions

Peel, core, and chop fresh pineapple.
Peel and finely chop 1/2 of a medium red onion.
Rough chop 1/4 cup fresh cilantro.
Mix together above ingredients. Add 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper.
Mix together and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Serve on top of your favorite grilled meat.

If you enjoy fruit salsa, you might also want to try:

Blackened Salmon w/Mango Salsa

Grilled Swordfish w/Pineapple Salsa

Blackberry Spinach Salad

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