Best Spicy Fruit Salad Recipes

SPICY FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix pineapple, watermelon, mango, and green apple in a large bowl.
• Blend lime juice, honey, and jalapeno in a blender until smooth.
• Pour jalapeno dressing into the large bowl and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle chili-lime seasoning on top. Chill for 1 to 2 hours before serving.

CRISPY PAN SEARED FLORIDA SNAPPER WITH PASSION FRUIT CREAM AND FLORIDA CITRUS AND SHAVED FENNEL SALAD, GARNISHED WITH SAUTEED FLORIDA GULF SHRIMP AND SPICY GREEN MANGO JAM

Steps:

• Crispy Pan Seared Florida Snapper: With a sharp knife make small slices in the skin of the fish, making a crosshatching pattern. Pat completely dry with paper towels. Keep refrigerated until time to cook. Preheat a large saute pan on medium-high heat. Lightly dust the skin side of the fish with cornstarch and season lightly with sea salt and fresh ground pepper. Add enough oil to the hot pan to coat the bottom. Carefully lay the fish in the pan skin side down. Cook for several minutes, on both sides until skin is crispy and fish is just done. Cooking time will vary. Keep fish skin side up and transfer to a platter.
• Florida Passion Fruit Cream: Place passion fruit, mirin and ginger in heavy medium sized saucepan. Boil until reduced to about 1/4 cup, about 6 minutes. Add wine and boil until reduced to about 1/4 cup, about 6 minutes. Add cream and coconut milk, bring to boil, then reduce heat to medium. Simmer sauce until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Stir in curry paste. Season sauce, to taste, with sea salt and fresh ground pepper. Strain through a fine mesh sieve or strainer lined with cheesecloth.
• Florida Citrus and Shaved Fennel Salad: Whisk together vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add oil in a slow stream, whisking, until emulsified. Cut peel, including all white pith, from oranges and grapefruit with a paring knife. Working over a bowl, cut into segments. Squeeze juice from membranes into a small bowl, then whisk 3 tablespoons juice into vinaigrette. Drain citrus segments, then add to vinaigrette. Quarter fennel bulbs lengthwise, then cut into paper-thin slices, about 1/16-inch thick, with a slicer or mandolin. Add to fruit along with fennel and toss gently to combine.
• Sauteed Florida Gulf Shrimp: Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails intact. Pat dry with a paper towel. Add oil to hot pan, and carefully add shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Saute until pink and just done. Place cooked shrimp on plate and serve with Florida Green Mango Jam.;
• Florida Spicy Green Mango Jam: Peel mangoes and cut into 1/2-inch cubes. In a small bowl, toss mangoes with vinegar, sugar, and salt. To make seasoning paste: cut gingerroot into 4 pieces. For a milder chutney, while wearing rubber gloves, remove seeds and veins from jalapeno. Add to a food processor with motor running gingerroot, jalapeno, garlic, cumin, coriander, and turmeric, 1 at a time, and puree to a paste. Heat a 4-quart heavy pot over moderately low heat until hot. Cook seasoning paste, cinnamon stick, and star anise in oil, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes, or until very fragrant. Stir in mango mixture and simmer, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally, until mangoes are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick and star anise and cool chutney completely.

SPICY FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the apples, pears, mangoes and strawberries. In a small bowl, whisk the juices, cilantro, vinegar, lime zest and hot chili sauce. Drizzle over fruit mixture; toss to coat.

SWEET AND SPICY FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Place sugar, 3/4 cup water, chile and star anise in a small pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until the mixture is as thick as maple syrup and spicy tasting. Strain syrup. (Syrup can be made up to 1 week in advance; store in the refrigerator.)
• Toss fruit with half of the sugar syrup, the tarragon and the basil. Add more syrup to taste, depending on how sweet and spicy you want the salad. Season very lightly with salt and pepper. If desired, add dollops of mascarpone or crumbled ricotta salata on top.

SWEET AND SPICY CHILI-LIME FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix fruit gently.
• Add lime juice, agave, salt, chili powder and tajin or cayenne, if using. Toss until evenly coated.
• Garnish with mint leaves, cilantro sprig or fresh lime leaves, if desired.

GRILLED SPICY SHRIMP WITH FRESH PLUMS + BELGIAN ENDIVE SALAD WITH PASSION FRUIT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• GRILLED SPICY SHRIMP WITH FRESH PLUMS + BELGIAN ENDIVE SALAD INSTRUCTIONS: * Combine olive oil, chile pepper paste and ground pepper-marinate shrimp for at least one hour. * Grill shrimp on one side for 2 minutes, then turn and finish (1 minute) and set aside. * Mix endive, plums and red onion in a bowl, then add 1 teaspoon of sherry vinegar and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. * Add salt and pepper to taste and mix garnish with chives. * Place shrimp on salad, drizzle on passion fruit vinaigrette. PASSION FRUIT VINAIGRETTE INSTRUCTIONS: * Puree in blender all ingredients except olive oil. * Add olive oil slowly while machine is on-add all of the oil gradually. * Add salt and pepper to taste.

SPICY STAR-FRUIT SALAD WITH MINT

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the coconut juice, vinegar, sugar, chili, garlic, lime juice and fish sauce. Add the remaining ingredients and toss to coat. Serve with fragrant beef (see recipe).

SPICY SOUTHWESTERN FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the coconut milk, lime juice, vinegar, chipotle, garlic, cayenne and brown sugar. Drizzle over fruit mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle with additional corn chips or coconut if desired. Serve immediately.

SWEET AND SPICY FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Place sugar, 3/4 cup water, chile and star anise in a small pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until the mixture is as thick as maple syrup and spicy tasting. Strain syrup. (Syrup can be made up to 1 week in advance; store in the refrigerator.) Toss fruit with half of the sugar syrup, the tarragon and the basil. Add more syrup to taste, depending on how sweet and spicy you want the salad. Season very lightly with salt and pepper. If desired, add dollops of mascarpone or crumbled ricotta salata on top.