Grilled Pineapple And Bacon Blue Cheese Bruschetta Food

GRILLED PINEAPPLE AND BACON BLUE CHEESE BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Cook bacon, crumble and set aside. Heat your grill (or indoor grill pan which is what I use). Grill bread slices on both sides and set aside.
• Grill 6 slices of drained pineapple on both sides (save the liquid) and set aside. When the slices are cooled, finely chop 4 of the rings, and set those aside - they'll be going into the cheese mixture.
• In medium-size bowl combine the Neufchatel and blue cheese. I use a flexible spatula to do this. Add pineapple juice (from sliced canned pineapple) and Worcestershire sauce. Now add the scallions, celery, raisins (or cranberries), crumbled bacon, and chopped pineapple.
• To plate, place a heaping tablespoon of cheese mixture on grilled bread. For a fun garnish, cut the remaining 2 slices of grilled pineapple into 4 pieces so they look like little fans. Place 1 "fan" atop each bruschetta, then add a sprig or two of parsley or mint.

BACON WRAPPED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Wrap each chunk of pineapple with a piece of bacon and secure with toothpicks. Place in a shallow baking dish. In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, mayonnaise and chili sauce; pour over the bacon wrapped pineapple.
• Bake uncovered for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until bacon is crispy on the edges and the sauce is bubbly. Serve warm.

GRILLED CHEESE BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Preheat grill. Brush each slice of bread with the garlic oil. Grill, oil-side-down until lightly golden brown. Turn each slice over and top with 2 tablespoons of Monterey Jack, 1-ounce of goat cheese, black pepper and oregano. Grill until cheese just begins to melt.

BLUE CHEESE BURGERS WITH GRILLED PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium heat. Shape meat into four patties. Grill 5 to 6 min. on each side or until medium doneness (160°F).
• Meanwhile, place pineapple slices and buns, cut-sides down, on grill. Grill pineapple 1 to 2 min. on each side or until heated through and buns 1 to 2 min. or until lightly toasted.
• Place 1/3 cup of the salad greens on bottom half of each bun; top with 2 tomato slices, 1 burger, 1-1/2 Tbsp. cheese and 1 pineapple slice. Cover with top halves of buns.

GRILLED TOMATO BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Mix oil and garlic let sit 10 minutes.
• Lightly brush oil mixture on both side of bread. Grill over high heat to mark and toast both sides of the bread.
• Meanwhile mix tomatoes, onion, herbs into the remaining oil and garlic adding the balsamic, salt and pepper to taste.
• This is quick so don`t go away from the bread!
• Top each slice with some mixture and serve.

CHEESY BACON BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Heat broiler.
• Cook and stir bacon in skillet on medium heat 12 min. or until browned. Remove from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels.
• Spread bread with mayo. Broil, 4 inches from heat, 1 to 2 min. or until toasted; rub with garlic.
• Cover toast slices with 4 cheese pieces, bacon and tomatoes. Top with remaining cheese pieces; broil 1 min. or until melted.