If you are looking for an easy side dish during grilling season, look no further than this amazing Grilled Pineapple. Not only is it simple to make, grilling pineapple completely transforms this delicious fruit. It makes it sweeter, softer, and absolutely delicious. After grilling it, we pair it with a super simple sauce made from honey and cinnamon. While I love it this way, you could skip the sauce and still be completely in love.
How to Grill Pineapple
How to Cut Pineapple for Grilling
As mentioned above, I have a full tutorial on cutting pineapple with photos. But here is the brief overview for how you will want to cut it to make it perfect for grilling.
How to Tell if a Pineapple is Ripe
Of course in addition to cutting a pineapple, the key to enjoying this recipe starting with a perfectly ripe pineapple. Here are a few tips and tricks.
Look at the leaves. It should have mostly green fresh leaves. If the majority are brown and wilted, keep walking.Squeeze the pineapple. It should have a slight give to it, not too firm or too soft.Smell the bottom. You want it to have a slightly sweet smell. Look at the eyes (the hexagon looking shapes on the skin). The eyes should be bigger, yellow and green, free from mold, and consistent in size.
If all you can find at the store is under ripe pineapple, you can still buy it! Pineapples will ripen nicely right on your counter top in a day or two.
What to Make with Grilled Pineapple
This is the perfect side dish for so many recipes, and of course it would be great as a dessert too. Here are my suggestions for what to pair it with:
Chicken Wraps are another easy grilled recipe that would go nicely with these.Hamburgers made with the best burger seasoning are a staple in our house during grilling season.Our Strawberry Spinach Salad is another summer staple that would be perfect on a plate with this.
If you want to use grilled pineapple as an ingredient, you should try it in our Pineapple Salsa or in our Hawaiian Chicken! If you make our grilled pineapple recipe, or any of our other recipes, please leave us a comment and let us know what you think!
