Spicy pineapple margarita. (Recipes by: Diala Canelo; produced by: Chantal Braganza and Sun Ngo; Photography by Carmen Cheung; food styling by Sage Dakota; prop styling by Christine Hanlon; hair and makeup by Wendy Rorong; clothing courtesy of horsesatelier.com)
This prickly, tropical fruit can be used all kinds of ways — from gorgeous fruit platters to sweet desserts or even dinner. From our take on take-out (sweet and sour chicken), to a golden morning smoothie and a decadent 5-minute dessert, these recipes are just a few great ways to use up pineapple at home.
This delicious cocktail is the perfect accompaniment to a summer taco feast (and a Chatelaine staff favourite). Get our spicy pineapple margarita recipe.
Look for the 1⁄4-in.-thin-cut flanken-style beef short ribs for the most delicious fall-off-the-bone ribs. The 1⁄2-in.-thick ones will work in a pinch, but the marinade won’t permeate the meat as thoroughly. The marinade’s sweet-spicy-umami combination makes it irresistible. Get Jennifer Pallian's pineapple-soy-marinated beef short ribs recipe.
The combination of sweet and savoury in this recipe, from Ixta Belfrage's new cookbook Mexcla, is perfect. There is no greater union than that of pork and pineapple; the pork here comes in the form of ’nduja, a spreadable chili-spiked sausage from Calabria. Add chicken, pineapple, chipotle and tangerine to the mix and you’ve got yourself a party. Get this skillet chicken with pineapple and 'nduja recipe.
Or, add fresh chunks of this sunny fruit to dinner! Take on take-out at home with our version of sweet and sour chicken. Get the sweet and sour pineapple chicken recipe.
"You can make these as individual pancakes if you don’t mind the extra work, but this easier sheet-pan version makes our busy hearts happy." Get Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer's piña colada sheet-pan pancakes recipe.
Good-quality chorizo can be hard to find, so we’re making our own. If you’d prefer to use store-bought, make sure you’re buying fresh Mexican chorizo, not the cured Spanish kind. Get this chorizo and pineapple nachos recipe.
Dress up trout fillets with cilantro dressing and a flavourful, fruit-filled salsa. Get this baked trout with pinapple-pepper salsa recipe.
Turn full rounds into a lush and easy summer dessert with vanilla ice cream and dulce de leche. Get the grilled pineapple with caramel and lime recipe.
Mint meets pineapple, ginger and sake for a refreshing twist on your go-to summer cocktail. Get our sake & pineapple mojito recipe.
Add some zest to dinner tonight with a taste of the tropics; full of fresh flavours, these tacos are a family-friendly dish that you’ll come back to again and again. Get the tropical fish tacos recipe.
The fluffy white rice, saucy bites of chicken and sweet pineapple with lightly sautéed vegetables are dinnertime perfection. We could eat this every night! Get our sweet and sour chicken stir-fry recipe.
Soak in the sweet island lifestyle of Toronto’s Lamesa Filipino Kitchen with their tropical pineapple-bourbon cocktail. Get the ginger bourbon cocktail recipe.
Simplify your morning with an energizing smoothie bowl that begins with a fruit and yogurt base. Get the tropical twist smoothie bowl recipe.
Coffee cakes, upside-down cakes, crisps and cobblers are cozy recipes full of memories. This version takes on a bit of tropical flavour with fresh pineapple and juicy cherries. Get the upside-down pineapple and cherry cake recipe.
Up the ante on regular grilled cheese by adding some pineapple, bacon and tomato. Get the Hawaiian pizza recipe.
Ready in just 30 minutes, this pork tenderloin recipe has a sweet heat you’ll love. Get the chili-cinnamon pineapple pork recipe.
A fresh and fruity salad alongside zesty chicken is in our regular rotation during the spring and summer. Get the citrus grilled chicken with pineapple salad recipe.
A two-for-one recipe. Use the the whole pineapple in the salsa—but reserve half for tomorrow’s pineapple pork-fried rice (recipe below). Get this five-spice pork medallions with pineapple salsa recipe.
Yesterday’s leftovers turn into an easy one-pan dinner tonight with just a handful of new ingredients. Get the pinapple pork fried rice recipe.
Fire up the grill for these salmon, pineapple and zucchini skewers with pineapple-ginger sauce.
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