Showing posts with label pineapple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pineapple. Show all posts

Friday, March 4, 2011

Make a Fruit Dessert


To be enjoined after a nice family meal on a Sunday!

Ingredients

·         4 large oranges
·         1 pineapple
·         2 tbsp. finely chopped fresh mint
·         1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
·         1 tbsp. unsweetened pineapple juice
·         ¼ dry sherry
·         Mint sprigs

Preparation

1. Cut away all rind and bitter white pith from oranges. Separate oranges into segments.

2. Peel the pineapple, remove the core and cut pineapple into 2.5 cm cubes.

3. Combine orange segments and pineapple cubes and toss them with mint, lemon juice, pineapple juice and sherry.

4. Serve in cocktail cups garnished with sprigs of mint.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Macaroni Salad with Beer


Ingredients

·         200 g elbow macaroni
·         5 ml salt
·         5 ml sunflower oil
·         6 cups water
·         4 bananas
·         Lemon juice to sprinkle
·         1 tin (410 g) pineapple pieces, drained
·         1 tin (565 g) whole litchis, stoned, drained
·         1 tin (225 g) green peas, drained

Ingredients for sauce

·         125 ml beer
·         125 ml mayonnaise
·         2 ml salt
·         Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1. Cook the macaroni until tender in salted water to which the oil has been added. Drain and wash the macaroni in cold water and chill.

2. Cut the bananas and sprinkle with lemon juice.

3. In a large bowl, combine the macaroni, bananas, pineapple, litchis and peas.

4. Add beer, salt and pepper to mayonnaise and pour over salad. Mix. Chill before serving.

5. Serve with cold or grilled meat.

Eight servings
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