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Grilled Pineapple With Pepper Honey and Yogurt

Grilled Pineapple with honey on white plate
Photograph by Joyce Lee, food styling by Brandon Gray, prop styling by Chloe Kirk

Pineapple takes particularly well to being grilled, with blistery char marks playing nicely against the fruit’s bright, acidic flavor. Balance that with a swoosh of cold lime yogurt, a flurry of fresh cilantro, and honey spiked with black pepper for a fresh, easy dessert.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

4–6 servings

1 large pineapple, peeled, sliced lengthwise into 4 planks
Zest and juice of 2 limes
1 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt
Kosher salt
8 oz. honey
1 Tbsp. (heaping) coarsely ground black pepper
1 Tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar
Cilantro sprigs (for serving)
  1. Step 1

    Prepare a grill for medium-high heat. Grill1 large pineapple, peeled, sliced lengthwise into 4 planks, until well charred, 5–7 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board; cut out and discard core. Coarsely chop pineapple.

    Step 2

    Meanwhile, whisk togetherzest and juice of 2 limes,1 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt, and abig pinch of kosher salt.

    Step 3

    Heat8 oz. honey,1 Tbsp. (heaping) coarsely ground black pepper, and1 Tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegarin a small saucepan over low, stirring occasionally, just until runny and heated through, about 3 minutes.

    Step 4

    To serve, spread lime yogurt on plates and shingle pineapple over. Drizzle with pepper honey and top withcilantro sprigs.

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