Homemade Grapefruit Slices - Recipe Diaries (2024)

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What can I add to grapefruit juice to make it taste better? ›

Some of the ingredients in your pantry like honey, yogurt and even salt help turn this citrus from sour to sweet. This way, you can bask in its bright flavor without the tartness being overwhelming.

While it may seem counterintuitive, salt — not sugar — can make grapefruit taste less bitter and more sweet. Sure, sugar can drown out the bitterness and sour flavor if you sprinkle it on thick enough, but salt actually balances these tastes rather than covering them up.

With a sharp knife, slice off ends of each grapefruit and cut rind off all the way around, using downward cutting motions. Trim off all remaining white pith. Hold grapefruit over a medium-sized bowl and, with a small paring knife, cut out grapefruit segments, being sure to capture all juice. Discard any seeds.

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Grapefruit: Pairs well with banana, basil, black pepper, caramel, coconut, ginger, lemon, lime, melon, mint, papaya, pineapple, pomegranate, raspberry, rosemary, strawberry, thyme, tropical fruits, and vanilla.

Not so fast. Not only does sugar add significant and non-nutritive calories, it can also overpower the naturally sweet grapefruit flavor. It may seem counter-intuitive, but a pinch of salt may be your ticket to grapefruit enjoyment.

The 26 grams of carbohydrate in a grapefruit are offset by the high fiber content, which helps the sugars break down more slowly compared to those in low-fiber foods such as white bread or potato chips. Grapefruit can be great for people with diabetes, and it makes a wonderful dessert.

While there is some naringin in the flesh of the fruit, most of it lives in the membrane, spongy pith, and outer zest. Because of this, it is not ideal to peel a grapefruit by hand and eat the whole segments like you would with an orange. Having each wedge encased in skin introduces way too much bitterness.

There is no scientific evidence to support the claim that grapefruit should be eaten on an empty stomach for optimal health benefits. However, some people may prefer to eat grapefruit before a meal because it can help stimulate digestion and reduce appetite, potentially leading to weight loss.

You can peel it and divide it into segments, like an orange. But a grapefruit has much tougher membranes than an orange, and personally I find them unpleasant to munch. Another way to eat the grapefruit is to cut it in half, and scoop out the segments with a serrated grapefruit spoon.

Why was grapefruit considered a forbidden fruit? ›

Well, the grapefruit was originally called the “forbidden fruit” because in 1750, Reverend Griffith Hughes came upon the grapefruit and called it that while he was looking for the origin of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden.

Grapefruit shines in dishes both sweet and savory. Enjoy its bright complexity raw in salads, smoothies, and sorbet, or try broiling or baking grapefruit with fish or meat. Don't overlook the potential of grapefruit in desserts, and do not miss its punch in co*cktails and spritzes.

"Salt neutralizes the bitter taste as well as the acidity," she advised. Others wrote in to back up this endorsem*nt. "I think you will find that many Southerners always salt their grapefruit," wrote "M.B.L." from Philadelphia.