Caramelized Grapefruit Salad Food

GRAPEFRUIT, ONION, AND BASIL SALAD

Steps:

• Place the grapefruit slices in a slightly overlapping pattern on a serving platter. Sprinkle the onion slices over the grapefruit. Then sprinkle the olives. Top with the basil and chives. Drizzle the balsamic vinegar and olive oil over the salad. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.

GRAPEFRUIT "BRULEE"

Steps:

• Cover a baking sheet with foil and arrange the four grapefruit halves in a single layer on top. Use a paring knife to cut in between the sections of each half, then trace around the edge. This will make the grapefruit pieces easy to remove and eat once the sugar is on top.
• In a medium stainless steel pan, combine the sugar with 1/4 cup water, then swirl over medium heat to blend. Heat until it forms a clear syrup, 3 to 5 minutes. (Do not stir with any utensils.) When the sugar and the water have melted together completely, raise the heat gently and watch as the caramel darkens slightly to amber, 2 to 3 minutes more.
• Pour the hot caramel over the tops of all the grapefruits halves and let cool, 3 to 5 minutes. The sugar should form a hard shell on top.

GRAPEFRUIT AND ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Peel grapefruits and slice crosswise into thin rounds. Arrange grapefruit slices on a platter. Slice the red onion and sprinkle over the grapefruit slices. Drizzle with the olive oil and sherry vinegar and season with salt and black pepper. Sprinkle the poppy seeds over top to garnish.

CARAMELIZED GRAPEFRUIT

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to broil. Slice a grapefruit in half then sprinkle both halves with sugar. Place in a baking dish and put it on the middle rack to broil. Watch it very carefully so it doesn't burn. Remove it from the oven once the sugar has caramelized, about 2-3 minutes. Eat immediately. Enjoy :)
• 2. (Side Note: Put a thicker layer of sugar on each half if you want a really caramelized crust)
• 3. you may also want to try to broil Ruby Red grapefruits without sugar, delicious either way :)