Grilled Summer Fruit With Sweet Yogurt Dip Recipes

Steps:

• If you are using wooden skewers, soak them in water for at least 30 minutes.
• In a small pot combine the brown sugar with 1/4 cup water, cinnamon and orange zest. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat and set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Preheat the grill or grill pan over low heat.
• Thread 2 pieces of each type of fruit onto each skewer. Grill the skewers until the fruit is warm and lightly charred about 6 minutes giving the skewers a quarter turn every 1 1/2 minutes. Make sure to brush with the brown sugar syrup after each turn.
• While the fruit is grilling, make the dipping sauce. Whisk together the yogurt, orange juice, and 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar syrup in a serving bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons for the Online Round 2 recipe Sweet and Spicy Chicken Wraps.
• Arrange the skewers on a serving platter and serve with the dipping sauce on the side.

Steps:

• Spray the grill rack with nonstick spray and prepare the barbecue (medium-high heat). Thread 1 piece of each fruit on each of 6 skewers so that the cut sides line up and lay flat. Sprinkle the sugar over the cut sides of the fruit. Let stand until the sugar dissolves, about 10 minutes.
• Place the fruit skewers on the grill cut side down. Grill the fruit until it is heated through and caramelized, about 5 minutes. Transfer 1 fruit skewer to each plate and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat clean grill, (Spray with pam).
• Mix together sugar and water in a small bowl; heat in microwave until sugar dissolves; Brush syrup on fruit.
• Place fruit on medium-hot grill; Grill, basting with syrup occasionally, until slightly soft with markings from grill, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Turn and grill other side until quite soft, about 1 minute more, (NOTE: Grill time depends on ripeness of fruit, Keep your eye on it and remove each peice as it is done).
• Remove fruit from grill and sprinkle with cinnamon; serve with a small bowl of yogurt for dip.

Steps:

• Cut cantaloupe in half vertically and take seeds out and cut the cantaloupe in 2 inch wedges. Hull and rinse the strawberries.
• Mix the balsamic, and lime juice together and put in a large zip lock. Place the fruit in the bag a little at a time coating them thoroughly and put on a plate till all fruit is covered.
• Take the 1 ounce of ouzo and brown sugar and heat to a boil. Shut off heat and remove from burner. Place the 1/2 ounce bittersweet chocolate into the pan and allow to melt stirring constantly so it wont stick to bottom. Cool 5 minutes and then add to 1 cup yogurt in a small bowl. Mix thoroughly. Put in fridge till fruit is done.
• Heat up the grill and place cantaloupe wedges on a medium flame for 3-4 minutes a side or until well caramelized. Do the same with the strawberries.
• Remove the cantaloupe from the rind and cut two inch pieces and arrange fruit on a serving plate and place dip in middle.
• Have toothpicks handy to handle the fruit.

Steps:

• Hull and wash strawberries.
• Cut melons vertically and remove seeds. Cut each half of melons in half and then make 2 inch wedges from them.
• Mix the vinegar and lime juice in a bowl and place melon wedges in a large bag and coat evenly and cook wedges on a med flame grill for 4 mins each side or carmelized nicely. With left over marinade put strawberries in the bag and coat evenly and cook each for 3 mins each side.
• After removing fruit from grill remove the rinds from the melon and cut in 2 inch pieces.
• Leave the strawberries whole.
• Mix the yogurt vanilla and sugar in a serving bowl. Have some toothpicks handy to grab the fruit. Dip and enjoy.