Broiled Grapefruit With Vanilla-Ginger Sauce

Interesting twist on grapefruit

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 3  tablespoons  chopped crystallized ginger
• 3⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
• 6  large pink grapefruit

Directions

1. Preheat broiler.
2. In an electric coffee/spice grinder combine sugar, ginger, and vanilla and grind fine.
3. Halve each grapefruit crosswise and run knife around each section to loosen membranes.
4. Arrange grapefruits, cut sides-up, in a flameproof baking dish or baking pan just large enough to hold them in one layer and sprinkle with sugar mixture.
5. Broil grapefruits about 1 1/2 inches from heat until sugar melts and tops begin to brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
6. Serve grapefruits at room temperature.