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Grilling fruits and vegetables changes their texture and flavor. Heat from the grill softens most produce, making them easier to muddle or blend. Grilling also caramelizes the natural sugars, which strengthens their flavor for added punch in cocktails.
Add layers of complex, rich, smoky flavor to pitcher cocktails by making them with freshly grilled
summer produce.
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All Homegrown produce is grown on family farms within 200 miles
of your local Hy-Vee. Look for Homegrown fruits and
vegetables this summer.
Grilled Watermelon and Strawberry
Julep
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Grilling intensifies watermelon’s flavor because most of its water evaporates, decreasing its sweetness and giving the slices a firm-but-tender texture.
WHY GRILL WATERMELON
Grilled Citrus
Salty Dog
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Similar to broiling, grilling grapefruit helps caramelize some of the fruit’s natural sugars. This makes grapefruit taste a little sweeter and adds a touch of charred flavor.
WHY GRILL GRAPEFRUIT
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Smoky
Grilled Tomato
Margarita
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When grilled, tomatoes develop a soft, jam-like texture that’s easy to blend into a cocktail. Grilling also enhances their natural sweetness.
WHY GRILL TOMATOES
Both mezcal and its more commonly-known cousin tequila are made from the agave plant. Mezcal can be made with many varieties of agave and has a smoky flavor from roasting the core of the plant in underground pits with wood and charcoal. Tequila is a type of mezcal, but it is made only from blue agave, which is steamed in ovens for a smooth, sweet flavor.
What is Mezcal?
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