Grilled Pineapple Platter with Whipped Tarragon Butter
If you’ve never tasted grilled pineapple, you’re in for a treat. When the tropical fruit chars, it takes on a caramelized flavor unlike anything else. Served with a soft herbal butter, it’s a knockout appetizer, snack, or dessert.
½ cup (1 stick) Unsalted Danish Creamery Butter, softened
1 Tablespoon milk
2 Tablespoons minced fresh tarragon
zest of ½ lemon
Kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper
Grilled Pineapple and Berry Platter
4 Tablespoons Unsalted Danish Creamery Butter
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 pineapple, peeled and cut into 6 even rings
1 baguette, sliced ¼-inch thick
olive oil, for brushing
1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
1 cup fresh raspberries
1 cup blueberries
½ cup walnut halves
Whipped Tarragon Butter
Place butter in a medium bowl and cream with a hand mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Beat in milk, tarragon and lemon zest; beat until combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Grilled Pineapple and Berry Platter
Preheat grill to medium heat.
Meanwhile, combine butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until melted and smooth. Place pineapple rings on a baking sheet and brush all over with half the glaze.
Clean and lightly oil grill grates.
Grill pineapple for 3-4 minutes per side, basting with remaining brown sugar glaze, until edges are caramelized and dark grill marks have formed. Transfer to a cutting board and let sit until cool enough to handle. Roughly chop pineapple.
Brush baguette slices on both sides with olive oil and grill until lightly charred, about 2 minutes per side.
To assemble platter: place whipped tarragon butter in a bowl in the center of a platter. Arrange fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, walnuts, chopped grilled pineapple and crostini around the tarragon butter.