100 breakfast proof: pina colada fruit salad
Pineapples are one of my favorite fruits. I love them plain, grilled or shoved into a burger. It doesn't take much to transform the pineapple into something special. When we were couch-surfing in Utrecht last September, our hosts had served pineapple tossed with fresh mint. That's it. It was a very memorable end to a great evening. 
This morning I had a small pineapple that I had found on special for 99 cents in Chinatown. I also had some strawberries that were a little past their prime. So I cut them up and created a boozy syrup out of rum and honey and vanilla. A little shredded coconut sprinkled about and it was perfect! It lifted what could have been a ho-hum fruit salad into the realm of fancy pants-ness. The heady scent of rum, vanilla and coconut is seriously intoxicating without being down-right boozy. It definitely made my Monday morning, but it's more suited for a light summer dessert or weekend brunch item. This would be great with waffles, scones or pancakes or tossed with a bit of fresh mint or, oooh, even pistachios! Imagine the pineapple possibilities.pina colada fruit salad
1 small pineapple, diced
1 basket of strawberries, sliced
3 T unsweetened angel flaked coconut
3 T honey
4 T amber rum (I used my favorite Appleton Estate from Jamaica)
1 t vanilla extract
In a large bowl, whisk together honey, rum and vanilla. Add fruit and coconut and toss. Serve in small bowls.
Want more pineapple recipes? Dig into my archives:
African yam & peanut soup
Ginger pineapple chicken
Jerk chicken pineapple skewers
Pineapple baked beans
Pineapple-coconut vegetable curry
Strawberry-pineapple popsicles
Labels: breakfast, brunch, dessert, fruit salad, rum, simple
posted by kickpleat at 11:17 AM
19 Comments:
My kind of dessert!
Rum for breakfast?!?!
Heaven!
I LOVE the combination of strawberries and pineapple, since they're both such juicy, sweet fruits; and your piña colada fruit salad?? I can't think of a more delicious way to enjoy those fruits together - yum!!!! :0)
Oh yummy! I wish I had this for breakfast.
oh that looks so good! i love pineapple and coconut. Where did you get it larged flaked like that and not totally in small shreds?
I seldom eat fruit unless it's in a fruit salad or fancied up within a dessert of some kind. This, I can totally get used to - even with the rum!
fancy pants-ness. i love it.
makes me think of summer! pineapple is refreshing. and, it's also really good for you b/c it's loaded with vitamins and minerals and an enzyme called bromelain which can help cells heal faster (like after a wound), and can break up blood clots. anyway...enough random trivia! :-) i also want to try pineapple with mint, the way your hosts served it--i'd never though of it before but it sounds good.
patricia, this works anytime...not just for dessert!
bodacious, indeed :)
veggiegirl, the strawberries and pineapples work great together with the coconut and rum.
thanks rachel. it's easy enough to whip up anytime!
stacy rae, i got the coconut at the gourmet warehouse on east hastings. it's so much nicer looking that the small shreds!
bijoux, i think this is something you can get used to easily!
haha, jessica! glad you love it :)
wow, bellcurves, glad to know that my breakfast was super healthy and delicious ;)
You are so clearly a girl after my own heart! Here's to booze for breakfast!!
i'm already thinking of all the ways i could eat this. there are many.
breakfast, however, is not one of them. i have the tolerance of a fly, and a tablespoon is all it takes.
i know. it's sad.
Just found your blog. Love it. I love the "I am not a blogger whore" line.
Well, I know what dessert I'll be serving when we open up our patio for summer fun in a couple of weekends!
Looks awesome! I loooove Pina Colada!
eb, i've also on occasion had beer for breakfast! shhhhhh.
michelle, i admit that work on monday did leave me a bit flighty! i blame the rum. maybe as an after-dinner dessert, this would have been perfect!
urban eater, thank you :)
rachael, i love the idea of summer fun! summer where are you??
wheeler, who doesn't? drink up!
Heh... I just "happened" to have all the ingredients for this (after a trip to the grocery store), so I made it for breakfast this morning. So YUMMY! Thanks!!!
I love coconut but never remember to put it in anything. Thanks for reminding me.
I'm a big fan of pineapple... and rum for breakfast is fine by me!
wendy, so glad you enjoyed this!
annie, sometimes a reminder is needed. i, however, am a coconut fiend, so i won't forget ;)
brilynn, glad i'm not the only rum fan for breakfast ;)
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