Just Another Meatless Monday

What to do with a pineapple, top to bottom use.

I wanted to make pineapple vinegar so I bought a pineapple. I set about to make vinegar but realized I wanted to use as much of this rare (to us) tropical treat as I could. What ELSE could I do with a pineapple? I came up with eating it fresh, making salsa, growing the top and of course making the vinegar. 

WHY would I want to make pineapple vinegar? Well because I want make Cortido, a Latin America Sauerkraut. I bought 40 pounds of organic cabbage from Azure with the idea of making a vat of Sauerkraut for summer hot dog season. I came across the recipe for Cortido and decided to give it a whirl.

Pineapple Salsa 

1 cup finely chopped pineapple

1/2 a red pepper, finely chopped

1 Tablespoon minced cilantro

1/2 jalapeño, minced 

mix all the ingredients 

chill for at least an hour before serving

serve with corn chips, fajitas or tacos

Pineapple Vinegar

1 pineapple skin

1 pineapple core

1 Tablespoon of sugar, whatever kind you have on hand will work

2 quarts of fresh water

place skin and core in a large jar

cover with 2 quarts of water

cover the jar with muslin or cheese cloth

let set on the counter for 3 days

skim out the pineapple pieces

strain and store in dark cabinet for 2-4 weeks

Pineapple Plant

top of pineapple with 1/2-1 inch of meat

topsoil or sand

8 inch flat dish with drainage holes

rocks to cover drainage holes

cover the drainage holes with rocks

fill over with soil

water the soil 

"plant" the pineapple top in the soil cover about half the meat

with soil

water regularly and it SHOULD start to grow

I've had one of theses grow and one die before

So there it is top to bottom use of a pineapple. Eaten and enjoyed, garnish, fermenting away and hopefully growing too. 

Peace and Love--