**Full Disclosure: Thanks to TexaSweet, I attended a workshop and received a gift card to purchase ingredients for my party. No other compensation was exchanged. All opinions are my own.
Let’s play a little word association game. If I say grapefruit, what do you think of? Your grandma’s favorite breakfast coated in gobs of sugar?
After attending a ‘Grapefruit 101’ workshop, I realize that it’s not just a breakfast food. I also feel much more confident in my ability to pick a decent grapefruit and cook with it! Until this week, I hadn’t ever purchased grapefruit. Not because I didn’t like them, but because I didn’t know how to pick ‘good’ fruit.
Following the workshop, I was asked to host a dinner party featuring grapefruit recipes. TexaSweet has quite a few recipes to choose from, but I wanted something a little different than what they had to offer.
My parents came over for lunch on Saturday. I served grapefruit marinated steak, mashed potatoes, green beans and a grapefruit punch. It was a delicious meal! The grapefruit marinade left the steak with a subtle hint of tangy flavor. The grapefruit punch in a tart drink, but so refreshing. My kids couldn’t get enough punch! Below are my grapefruit recipes.
Grapefruit Punch
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
- 2 cups orange-pineapple juice
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup gingerale
Instructions
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Mix grapefruit juice, orange-pineapple juice and honey together. Pour about 4 ounces into a glass. Add about 1/2 a cup of gingerale to the juice mixture. Serve & enjoy!
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Note: This punch is best served cold.
Grapefruit Punch
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
- 2 cups orange-pineapple juice
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1/2 cup gingerale
Instructions
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Mix grapefruit juice, orange-pineapple juice and honey together. Pour about 4 ounces into a glass. Add about 1/2 a cup of gingerale to the juice mixture. Serve & enjoy!
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Note: This punch is best served cold.
Do you think you would try either of these grapefruit recipes?
YUM! I love grapefruit, actually posted a grapefruit drink recipe today too. I love grapefruit with my cereal but have used it for much more.
I love grapefruit, but I have never cooked it, I usually just peel and eat. I put salt on mine though.
You know that punch would be great with some Moscato in it…. hehehehehee
You could use Moscato in place of the Gingerale?!
I definitely want to try the grapefruit punch! I happen to love grapefruit. I’ve never had it with sugar. I always put salt on it. But I am weird like that.
Actually both of these recipes sound delicious. I’d be eager to fix both of them if I knew others in my household would try them with me. Thanks for sharing them with us. Maybe one day I’ll be able to try them with guests over maybe.
My husband has been on a big grapefruit kick! I bet he would love for me to make that steak for him!
Oh that Grapefruit Marinade for Steak sounds so neat and different! I have never tried cooking with grapefruit, but love eating it. I am going to have to try that!
I never thought of Grapefruit as a marinate – but I bet its wonderful. It certainly looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe.
We have lots and lots of grapefruits from my parents tree… thank you for sharing ideas of other things I can do with them.
Looks yummy! I have not used grapefruit for marinating before
Grapefruit marinated steak? Yes please!