Recipe : Griddled Pineapple with Walnut Crust

Ingredients

100g California walnuts, finely chopped
2 tablespoons maple syrup plus extra to serve
1 large pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into 12 wedges
50g butter, softened
2 tablespoons icing sugar

Preparations

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
   2. Mix the walnuts and maple syrup together and spread out onto a small baking tray lined with baking parchment, bake for 7-8 minutes until golden and allow to cool.
   3. Meanwhile, griddle the pineapple in 2 batches for 2 minutes each side to give golden bar marks.
   4. Whisk the butter and icing sugar together in a small bowl until pale and fluffy, stir in 25g of the walnut crumb.
   5. Serve the griddled pineapple sprinkled with the remaining walnut crumb, a drizzle of maple syrup and a spoonful of the walnut butter.

   Cooks tip:
   Great for barbecues. Try stirring the 25g walnut crumb into vanilla ice cream instead of the whisked butter.