How To Segment A Grapefruit

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Not sure how to cut a grapefruit? Here's a simple hack to cut grapefruit in just a few minutes for a tasty and beautiful addition to your favorite recipes.

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Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: how to cut a grapefruit, how to cut grapefruit

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Ingredients

1 Whole Grapfruit

Instructions

How to Peel

Wash your hands with soap and water, and use a towel to dry off your hands. Keep a kitchen towel close by to use as needed.
Take a pairing or boning-style knife and cut at the top of your grapefruit, just under the navel. Start from the edge furthest away from you and use your thumb to guide your knife toward you. Cut about three-quarters from the edge toward the middle. This is the top of your spiral peel.
Continue to use your thumb to guide your knife around the edge of your grapefruit to cut between the flesh and the skin. You should start to see that you're removing the pith (white part of the grapefruit underneath the skin) from the flesh of the fruit as you continue to spiral down. Think of it as peeling an apple in a spiralized fashion.
When you get to the bottom of the spiral, continue to cut off the bottom piece of the skin. Then wipe off your board with your towel for a clean workspace to segment your grapefruit.

How to Segment

First, look for the light-colored membrane lines. This is your guide for cutting your grapefruit. Use your knife to cut along the membrane toward the center of the grapefruit to make a V shape. The first segment should come out easily, and it's the only segment that gets two cuts on each side.
On the second segment, cut along the membrane and gently move the knife underneath the segment to release it. It should fall right off. If not, use your hands to help separate it from the segment from the membrane.
Continue around the entire grapefruit, cutting along the memebrane and slightly underneath each slice until your grapefruit is fully segmented.

How to Juice

Grab a glass jar or bowl and use your fingers to squeeze the membrane against the inside of the jar so the juice comes out. If any seeds come out, just set them aside and take an immunity shot or make a salad dressing. Enjoy your grapefruit juice!

Notes

Use your hands or knife to help separate each segment from the membrane.

If the last segment doesn’t come out easily, it may need a cut on each side with a knife.

Take it slow when cutting grapefruit, and use a knife you’re comfortable handling.

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