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Josh's Review: "It's Good"

Grilled Pineapple and Avocado Salad

Josh has never been a big fan of pineapple. He also said this about bananas. One night I made him Bananas Foster and ever since then he has been hooked; and plain bananas - not just sugary bananas! So, I guess the trick is to lather things he says he doesn't like in sugar and butter in order for him to change his mind. I decided to try this same technique with pineapple. I took pineapple slices, sprinkled them with a combination of sugar and ground red peppers and grilled them.

The ground red pepper was so strong while being grilled. When Josh walked in the door, immediately after the pineapple was done grilling, and smelled the pepper in the air, he said, "That really tickles your throat." ...and then I started sneezing! But the end result is worth it!!

While the pineapple cooled completely, I chopped the other ingredients for the salad: Lettuce, Cilantro, Avocado, Cucumber and Red Onion. Adding a little black pepper, salt, lemon juice and olive oil, the salad is complete!

Shrimp & Mango Kebabs

The salad is ready and the kebabs are prepped. On skewers I put shrimp, seasoned with s&p, red onion, mango and red pepper. Looks pretty even before it's cooked!

It is always nice to be able to have dinner ready to go, so I'm not busy in the kitchen when Josh gets home. This way we have more time to talk before he falls asleep in three hours! haha

I grilled the kebabs until the shrimp was cooked through. 

The onions, red peppers and sweet mango were an incredible combination! I loved the flavors together. The salad was so flippin' amazing. There is no other way to describe it. The pineapple was sweet, yet had a spicy bite to it. The cilantro brought a freshness to the lettuce. The avocado brought creaminess and the onions and cucumbers brought a crunch to round out the entire dish. 

The Complete Meal !