Bring a bit of vacation to your party with recipes reminiscent of the islands!

 

Island Chicken Salad Mini Sandwiches

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Ingredients

– Meat from whole rotisserie chicken, shredded

– Approx. 20 grapes, quartered

– 1/2 C pineapple, diced

– 1/4 C chopped macadamia nuts

– Approx. 1/2 C mayonnaise (just enough to bind ingredients)

– 2 tsp. Sriracha sauce

– Zest of one lemon

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Directions

– Combine all ingredients in medium mixing bowl.

– Serve on small King’s Hawaiian rolls.

 

Sweet Grilled Pineapple

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Ingredients

– Whole pineapple, cut into spears

– 1/4 C brown sugar

– 1 tsp. cinnamon

Directions

– Put pineapple, brown sugar, and cinnamon in gallon zipper bag.

– Shake until pineapple is evenly coated.

– Grill approx. 5 minutes per side, until char marks appear.

 

Fruity Shrimp Skewers

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Ingredients

– Raw shrimp

– Red onion, cut into large chunks

– Pineapple, cut into 1 inch cubes

– 1/4 C Barbecue sauce

– 2 T Brown sugar

– 3 T Lime juice

– Fresh ground pepper and sea salt

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Directions

– In small bowl, combine barbecue sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, salt and pepper.

– In mixing bowl, add shrimp, onion, and pineapple.

– Drizzle sauce mixture over shrimp, onion, and pineapple. Use a spatula to scrape all of the sauce onto the ingredients. Lightly mix with spatula until coated.

– Spear shrimp, onion, and pineapple onto skewers. Retain liquid.

– Grill 5-10 minutes, brush with leftover marinade, flip and grill for an additional 5-7 minutes. The onion should start to char at edges and pineapple should have grill marks.

 

Hawaiian Lettuce Wraps

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– 1 C Ham, cubed

– 1 C Pineapple, diced

– 1 C Minced red onion

– 1/4 C Pineapple juice

– 1 T Brown sugar

– 1 tsp. Sriracha

– 2 T mayonnaise

– Whole leaves of a hearty lettuce

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Directions

– Combine pineapple juice, brown sugar, and 1/2 tsp. sriracha in mixing bowl.

– Add ham, pineapple, and onion to pineapple juice mixture.

– Scrape ham, pineapple, onion, and juice mixture into large skillet.

– Cook until liquid reduces.

– In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and remaining sriracha.

– Spoon ham mixture into lettuce leaves, top with a dollop of sriracha mayonnaise.

 

Rum Barbecue Ribs

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Ingredients

– 1 Rack spare ribs

– 1 T Brown sugar

– 1 tsp. Salt

– 2 tsp. Freshly ground pepper

– 1/4 tsp. Cayenne pepper

– 1 T Ground cumin

– 1/2 C Barbecue sauce

– 1/4 C Dark rum

– 1 T Worcestershire sauce

– Vegetable oil

Directions

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– Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

– Trim excess fat from ribs and brush with vegetable oil.

– In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, salt, pepper, cumin, and cayenne pepper.

– Rub mixture onto ribs.

– Place ribs in roasting pan. Cover with foil and bake for 90 minutes.

– In a small pan, combine barbecue sauce, rum, and Worcestershire sauce.

– Bring sauce to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

– Brush sauce onto ribs, and then pour excess over the meat.

– Return to oven and bake, turning every 15 minutes and basting with liquid until meat begins to pull away from the bone.

– Allow ribs to rest at least 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

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