Cuisinart Compact Grill Centro GC-15 - Manual (Page 17)

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1 . Put the fruit, except for the banana, into a large mixing bowl . Add
enough water to the bowl to fully cover the fruit . Stir in the lemon
juice . Cover and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes .
2 . While the fruit is chilling, prepare the cinnamon butter . Stir the
butter and cinnamon together in a small bowl . Reserve .
3 . Ten minutes before the fruit has completed soaking, preheat the
Cuisinart ® Compact Grill Centro, fitted with the Grill plate, to High .
4 . Remove the fruit from the lemon water and pat dry . Brush both
sides of the fruit, now including the banana, with the cinnamon
butter .
5 . The peach should take about 2½ to 3½ minutes per side to Grill .
The pineapple and mango should take about 2½ minutes per side .
The banana only take about 1 to 1½ minutes . When Grilling the fruit,
carefully flip half-way through cooking, As always with fruit, cooking
times vary depending on the ripeness of the fruit .
*Many grocery stores sell peeled and cored pineapples in the produce
section .
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 134 (37% from fat) • carb. 22g • pro. 1g • fat 6g • sat fat 4g
• chol. 15mg • sod. 2mg • calc. 12mg • fiber 3g
Grilled Strawberry Shortcakes
A great dessert for the summer months and it only takes 15 minutes.
Makes 10 servings
1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
pinch sea salt
1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint
1 pound cake (about 11 ounces), cut into 10 slices
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
½ cup heavy cream, chilled
½ teaspoon granulated sugar
1 . Preheat the Cuisinart ® Compact Grill Centro, fitted with the Grill
plate, to Medium .
2 . While the Grill is preheating, put the strawberries into a medium
mixing bowl with sugar, salt and mint; toss to combine .
3 . Once the Grill has preheated, for about 10 minutes, spoon the
strawberry mixture onto the Grill plate . Cook, tossing occasionally,
for about 2 minutes, until softened and fragrant . Remove and
reserve, removing as much of the sugar off of the Grill plate as
possible .
4 . While the strawberries are cooking, brush the pound cake with the
softened butter . Place on the hot Grill plate and cook about 1½ to 2
minutes per side, until medium Grill marks are achieved .
5 . While the pound cake is Grilling, prepare the whipped cream . Put
the cream and sugar into a chilled mixing bowl . Using a Cuisinart ®
Hand Mixer, whip the cream to medium-stiff peaks . Reserve .
6 . To assemble: Top the Grilled pound cake with the whipped cream
and then finish with the strawberries .
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 208 (57% from fat) • carb. 21g • pro. 2g • fat 13g • sat. fat 8g
• chol. 97mg • sod. 154mg • calc. 27mg • fiber 1g