Grapefruit and Black Pepper

Published on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, by Sarah Perry / Edit Post

"I love grapefruit and freshly ground black pepper," says chezdy. "Has anyone else tried it? SO GOOD! You cut a grapefruit in half and grate pepper over it—eat as you normally would. I also use the ruby grapefruits and love to drink the peppery juice left over at the bottom of the bowl...hmmm....perhaps summer will bring peppered grapefruit granita?"

mariacarmen has tried grapefruit with black pepper, and "the verdict is YUM. [There's] something about the bite of pepper that goes well with the bittersweetness of the fruit." liu tried it, too, and agrees that it's great: "I was anticipating VERY weird, but it wasn't weird at all. It was really tasty! I liked the bite of the pepper against the juiciness of the fruit. I liked the spicy crunch as it played with each smooth grapefruit section."

"I'm not sure about grapefruit, but I do like freshly cracked black pepper on oranges, pineapple, or various melons," says bushwickgirl.

Discuss: grapefruit and black pepper – am I the only one?

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  • And then grapefruit broiled with dark rum.....yum

  • Don't forget black pepper and strawberries..

  • Here in SE Asia, we mix equal parts of salt, sugar and chiles, pounded together. Terrific with any kind of sweet/sour fruit, especially mango, pineapple and citrus.

  • I usually eat salt on my grapefruit (and watermelon) - which for some reason, annoys my husband. I tried the black pepper yesterday - it was REALLY nice. A good change.

  • Grapefruit with honey and Angastura bitters is terrific; anxious to try with pepper and wondering how toasted and cracked Szechuan peppercorns might taste...onward!

  • Yum! Very good, but I also like to throw in some avocado. I like black pepper with oranges too, and sometimes I dress it with a tiny bit of highest quality, peppery olive oil.

  • My grandfather put black pepper on honeydew melon. Great flavor.