Grapefruit overload

[cercis]

Okay, we love grapefruit, but this may be too much. We have a tree and dh just brought home a big bag of grapefruit.

Any ideas for preserving them? We're talking enough that if we each eat 1/day we still won't finish them before they start to spoil.

We haven't picked all the ones off the tree yet, but we will need to soon, it's flowering now.

[baselle]

Marmalade for Christmas presents, juice to get through them.
I wonder if you could make sherbet out them.
Then there's always what we used to call a "greyhound", vodka and grapefruit juice.

[contrary1]

grapefruit cans well, and marmalade is delicious.

[markio26]

google it. i really don't know what to use it for...we just drink it.

[cercis]

This is when it sucks to be on South Beach. Juice isn't allowed. There isn't enough fiber in juice so you end up getting a major sugar spike (and these are sweet grapefruit).

I might try freezing peeled slices. I did that with oranges last year (well, not peeled, but sectioned). Oranges are really good frozen (we ate them frozen).

[mom-from-missouri]

You can sqeeze for juice and freeze.

[gakline]

If airfare wasn't as expensive, I'd volunteer to eat some.

[baselle]

I looked at a couple of salad recipes that call for orange sections. Perhaps you could substitute grapefruit sections for the orange sections.

Can you barter your grapefruit?

[baselle]

Here's the orange section salad that I was looking at. It came from a flyer at the grocery store. I haven't tried it even with the oranges, so YMMV. Maybe grapefruit can substitute.

Easy and Delicious Orange Salad

Salad itself:
4-5 navel oranges - peeled and pith removed
1/4 small red onion - thinly sliced
1/4 c - 1/3 c sliced almond - lightly toasted
salad spinach/ baby greens - 12 to 16 oz - washed, drained

Vinaigrette:
3 tbsp champagne wine vinegar (so much for the frugal part)
1 tbsp honey
juice from oranges (various, depending on what you get)
olive oil 1/3 - 1/2 c
salt and pepper to taste

Peel and remove inner membrane of oranges. Catch any juice in a bowl to use for the vinaigrette. Slice red onion, mix with orange segments. Toast sliced almonds.

Make the vinaigrette - combine honey, vinegar, orange juice, salt, & pepper. Slowly whisk in olive oil until well combined.

To serve - toss orange sections and onion slices with the spinach and dressing. Sprinkle with almonds.

[baselle]

Do you have a food bank that will take produce?

[Fern]

just remember that grapefruits counteract a lot of prescription medicines.