Healthy Pineapple Recipes and Cooking Tips

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Pineapple Coffee Cake

Nonfat plain yogurt stands in for sour cream to add moisture and tenderness to this lightened-up pineapple coffee cake. Best of all, you can mix the batter and have this wholesome breakfast treat in the oven in under 15 minutes—that's healthy in a hurry.

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Pineapple Tofu Stir-Fry

At last - a sweet-and-sour dish with a fresh, not cloying, taste. Add a pinch of crushed red pepper, a splash of chile-garlic sauce or a dash of hot sauce to give it a little heat.

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Fresh Tuna Salad with Tropical Fruits

Colorful tropical fruit contrasts with slightly bitter salad greens and fresh tuna steak to make a refreshing main-dish salad. Good-quality tuna is key to the success of this recipe. The secret to buying fresh fish is to ask to smell it: the tuna should smell briny, clean and fresh, like the ocean on a spring morning, not like the tidal flats on a hot summer afternoon. Do not use fresh pineapple juice, which has an enzyme that "cooks" the fish as it marinates.

» Fresh Tuna Salad with Tropical Fruits

Tom Yum Soup with Pineapple

We've added fresh pineapple to this spicy, sweet-and-sour Thai soup. Enjoy it as a first course before a light Thai curry or as a light lunch.

» Tom Yum Soup with Pineapple

Pineapple-Coconut Layer Cake

In this stunning dessert, two layers of coconut-flavored cake are filled with sweet pineapple curd and topped with creamy coconut frosting, chunks of fresh pineapple and toasted coconut.

» Pineapple-Coconut Layer Cake

Pineapple Empanaditas

These miniature empanadas, tender pastry dough wrapped around pineapple filling, are just the right size for afternoon tea.

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Sesame-Crusted Tofu with Spicy Pineapple Noodles

The tropical flavors of the hot chile-spiked pineapple noodles that accompany the crispy tofu in this dish will take the chill out of any cold day.

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Brighten your menu with a delicious, healthy pineapple recipe.

When winter is at its darkest the bold flavor of pineapple brings astonishing versatility to savory dishes and sweet dishes alike. An excellent source of manganese and vitamin C, as well as a very good source of vitamins B1 and B6, copper and fiber, pineapple is a perfect midwinter fruit to enjoy as is, but its spiky crown and rough exterior might seem tough to tackle. See How to Prepare Fresh Pineapple for directions for preparing fresh pineapple.

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Healthy Pineapple Main Dishes

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Fresh Tuna Salad with Tropical Fruits

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Jamaican Jerk Shrimp & Pineapple Salad

Sweet, sour and spicy notes produce a captivating blend of...

Pineapple & Ham Bread Soufflé

A bread pudding-soufflé hybrid, this dish gets its...

Pineapple Tofu Stir-Fry

At last - a sweet-and-sour dish with a fresh, not cloying,...

Pork, Sweet Potato & Pineapple Stew

Sweet potatoes, raisins and pineapple balances the spicy...

Sesame-Crusted Tofu with Spicy Pineapple Noodles

The tropical flavors of the hot chile-spiked pineapple...

Tom Yum Soup with Pineapple

We've added fresh pineapple to this spicy, sweet-and-...

Healthy Pineapple Side Dishes

Pineapple & Jalapeño Salsa

Try this spicy pineapple salsa with grilled or broiled tuna...

Pineapple with Mango Coulis

Mango, rum, lime and pineapple—take a virtual trip to the...

Pineapple-Ginger Spritzer

An ideal accompaniment to spicy Caribbean food.

Pineapple-Mint Salad

Pineapple, red onion and mint are a fresh and tangy...

Rum-Spiked Fruit Salad

Pineapple, mango, grapefruit, orange, cantaloupe and apples...

Spiced Tropical Fruit Compote

Whole spices give a subtle but distinct flavor to this...

Healthy Pineapple Desserts & Baked Goods

Broiled Pineapple

Brown sugar and fresh lime juice make broiled pineapple...

Caramelized Pineapple & Oranges in Honeyed Port

Winter fruits, such as pineapple and oranges, take on a...

Pineapple Coffee Cake

Nonfat plain yogurt stands in for sour cream to add...

Pineapple Empanaditas

These miniature empanadas, tender pastry dough wrapped...

Frozen Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Retro, creamy and delicious, this cake is the frozen...

Pineapple-Caramel Sundaes

Take a trip to the tropics with these pineapple-coconut...

Pineapple-Coconut Layer Cake

In this stunning dessert, two layers of coconut-flavored...

Strawberry-Pineapple Sundaes

As good to look at as they are to eat, these sundaes turn a...

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