Houston Lifestyles and Homes Magazine Mar 2010: Texas Grapefruits

Angel Food and

Grapefruit Lush Cake

Ingredients

5 Texas Rio Star Grapefruit, sectioned and chopped, undrained

1 8-oz. package of vanilla instant pudding

2 cups thawed whipped topping

1 10-inch round angel food cake

1⁄2 Texas Rio Star Grapefruit, sectioned

5 strawberries

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix grapefruit sections and dry pudding mix in medium bowl.

2. Gently stir in whipped topping.

3. Cut cake horizontally into three layers. Place bottom cake layer, cut-side up, on serving plate. Top with one-third of the pudding mixture.

4. Repeat layers two times. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

5. Top with grapefruit sections and strawberries just before serving.

6. Store leftovers in refrigerator.

Rio Star Grapefruit Margarita

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

4 cups Texas Rio Star Grapefruit Juice (about 6 grapefruit)

2 shots orange liqueur or triple sec

8 shots tequila

1⁄4 cup sugar

1⁄4 cup salt

1 Texas Rio Star Grapefruit, wedged

Mint

DIRECTIONS

1. Rim glass with lime wedge and dip in mixture of 1⁄2 sugar and 1⁄2 coarse salt.

2. Combine grapefruit juice, orange liqueur, and tequila in a pitcher and stir.

3. Pour over ice and garnish with fresh grapefruit wedge and mint.

Texas Rio Star Grapefruit Riomosa

Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

10 Texas Rio Star Grapefruit, juiced and chilled

3 cups champagne, chilled

1 Texas Rio Star grapefruit, cut into wedges for

garnish

DIRECTIONS

1. In a pitcher, stir together juice and champagne.

2. Garnish each champagne flute with a Texas Rio Star Grapefruit wedge and fresh mint.

Texas Rio Star Grapefruit and Vodka Cooler

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

5 Texas Rio Star Grapefruit, juiced

1 small lemon, juiced

2/3 cup vodka

1 1/4 cups sparkling mineral water, chilled

Plenty of ice cubes

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix grapefruit juice, lemon juice, vodka, and ice cubes in a large serving pitcher.

2. Stir in mineral water and serve in wine glasses.

Recipes courtesy of TexaSweet Citrus Marketing, inc.