80 tropical recipes

Tropical quesadillas filled with ripe banana, green chilies, and Monterey Jack cheese with a squeeze of lime. A sweet-savory snack or dessert ready in 15 minutes.

Lime-honey marinated chicken breast grilled on skewers with fresh papaya, pineapple chunks, pearl onions, and green pepper. A low-calorie tropical kabob that is pure summer on a stick.

Crisp mixed greens tossed with red grapes, walnuts, celery, shredded coconut, and mandarin oranges. A quick 10-minute side salad with sweet, crunchy, tropical flair.

Fresh tropical fruit daiquiris blended with light rum, lime juice, and your choice of passion fruit, mango, papaya, or guava. Ready in 15 minutes, serves 6. Your new go-to party cocktail.

Put very ripe unpeeled bananas in a plastic bag in the freezer. Remove as needed to make this easy blender drink or dessert.

Cold strawberry soup with sweet white wine, lime juice, honey, and frozen cherries blended smooth with cream. A chilled fruit soup served with a dollop of sour cream.

Tropical fruit and black bean salsa with diced mango, pineapple, papaya, red onion, and jalapeño. A fresh, no-cook salsa that's sweet, spicy, and colorful.

Tropical fruit salad dressed with its own syrup, lime zest, and fresh lime juice. No oil, no fuss, with optional candied ginger or poppy seeds for texture.

A massive batch party punch mixing four flavors of Kool-Aid with pineapple juice and apple juice. Makes 45 cups of fruity punch with a funny name that kids and party guests love.

Enjoy this chilled and tasty drink that's made with plain yogurt, strawberries and bananas.

Coconut macaroons with crushed pineapple, toasted almonds, and sweetened condensed milk. Tropical, chewy drop cookies with a hint of lemon zest and almond extract.

Cajun-rubbed pork chops seared in a skillet and finished in the oven, topped with fresh pineapple salsa and lime juice. A tropical-spiced dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Homemade papaya liqueur infused in vodka with lemon zest for one week, then strained and aged. Just 4 ingredients for a tropical, fruity spirit. Best made in May or June.

Grilled veggie burger with pineapple, red onion, Swiss cheese and lettuce on a whole wheat bun. Tropical vegetarian burger ready in 20 minutes.

Shrimp with mango and basil sears turmeric-spiced shrimp and tosses them with ripe mango cubes, scallion greens, and fresh basil. Tropical-bright weeknight dinner.

Fresh pineapple slaw with shredded carrot, julienned green pepper, honey-pineapple vinaigrette, and crumbled blue cheese. A no-mayo tropical slaw that's bright and crunchy.