Pineapple
Spicy pineapple and cucumber beef salad
This zesty Thai-style salad balances scorched beef with juicy pineapple for a vibrant meal that’s ready in minutes.
- < 30 mins
- Jessica Brook
Good Food’s Bar of the Year shares how to make Christmas punch that’s actually good
Michael Chiem, from Sydney’s Silver’s Motel and PS40, suggests making this sweet, sour and spicy punch ahead so you can get drinks in hands quickly. Plus, he has a clever tip for keeping it icy cold.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Michael Chiem
Adam Liaw’s pineapple, orange and carrot cake
The inclusion of fruit and olive oil lift an ordinary carrot cake into something a little more special.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw’s sweet and sour pork
This Cantonese version of the Chinese classic is ever popular.
- < 30 mins
- Adam Liaw
Pineapple, pecan and strawberry crumble
The pairing of strawberry and pineapple is uncommonly good, the aroma made even headier with the ground cinnamon and aniseed.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Helen Goh
Pineapple and burnt caramel tarte tatin
Tarte tatin is one of those dishes that look impressive but takes minimal effort to pull together. I like to take the caramel to almost burnt, as the bitter edge of dark caramel helps to cut through the sweetness of the pineapple. Be extremely careful, though, as hot caramel can cause serious burns. A 30cm cast-iron pan is ideal. Otherwise, use an oven-proof frying pan or a round tart tin. With so few ingredients, using a quality all-butter puff pastry is key.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Rosheen Kaul
Pineapple and lychees with palm sugar caramel
A delicious combination devised by chef Neil Perry more than a decade ago. For an elegant dinner party dessert, try adding a scoop of coconut ice-cream.
- 1-2 hrs
- Brigitte Hafner
Coconut tapioca pudding with pine-lime granita
This is my kind of summer dessert; it's so light and refreshing, and has a nice hint of salt to balance the sweetness. Serve it as a simple and elegant portion, or you could also add a little fresh tropical fruit such as mango, paw paw, lychees or rambutans. You can have this dessert all prepped and ready to go well in advance; just do a quick assembly when you're ready to serve.
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Karen Martini
Rosheen Kaul's satay sauce
This dipping sauce is fresher and more zingy than the rich peanut sauces that tend to be associated with satay. It has the perfect amount of acidity and spice to cut through the fat, char and sweetness of satay.
- < 30 mins
- Rosheen Kaul
Hummingbird cake
Tropical fruits and a good whack of nuts give this cake a real summer feel.
- 1-2 hrs
- Caroline Velik