Grilled Cantaloupe with Ancho Date Sauce #FireUpYourStay
Prep Time
5mins
Cook Time
5mins
Total Time
10mins
Flip the grill and add spicy-sweet, healthy YUM to dinner with this easy grilled fruit recipe that works as a side dish or dessert.
Course:
Dessert, Fruit, Side Dish
Cuisine:
American, Southwestern
Servings: 4servings
Ingredients
for cantaloupe
1/2large cantaloupe
1/2teaspoonancho chili powder
1/2teaspoonsalt
1tablespoonbrown sugar
For syrup
1cupwater
5largemedjool dates, pitted
1/2teaspoonancho chili powder
1/4teaspoonsalt
Other
1/4cuproasted pistachios, chopped
Instructions
For Syrup:
Make sauce first. Soak dates in 1 cup water for 15 minutes. Place dates WITH the water in blender and process until smooth. Add date mixture to saucepan and stir in ancho chili powder and salt. Bring to boil for 1 minute and then lower to simmer and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until reduced by about 1/2 in volume. Remove from heat and let cool.
For Cantaloupe:
Remove seeds from cantaloupe, but leave skin on. Slice into wedges, approximately 1/2" thick.
In small bowl, toss together 1/2 tsp ancho chili powder, 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tbs. brown sugar. Sprinkle over both sides of cantaloupe.
Heat grill to approximately 400F degrees. Grill cantaloupe for 2 minutes per side, or until grill marks have formed and slightly softened but not completely wilted.
To Serve:
Plate cantaloupe slices and drizzle with date syrup. Sprinkle with crushed pistachios and serve. Leftover date syrup may be stored in fridge for a week and used for other purposes.