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Ingredients:  

Chicken:
12 Chicken Legs (Drumsticks)
2 Cans of root beer
1 tbsp dry crushed chilies  

Salad Dressing:
3 whole bananas (grilled with skin on)
2 ripe mangos peeled, sliced and grilled
2 tbsp sugar (white or brown) 
1 tsp fresh nutmeg
2 tbsp olive oil
Pinch kosher salt
Fresh cracked black pepper to taste  

Fruit Salad: 
2 Granny Smith apples and 2 Royal Gala apples, chunked
4 ripe nectarines or peaches, halved and pitted
6 ripe plums, halved and pitted
4 whole oranges sliced 1/4 inch thick (peel on)
1 whole pineapple peeled, cored and sliced into rings 1/4 inch thick (sprinkled with nutmeg)
Kosher salt
Drizzle of olive oil
Fresh cracked black pepper to taste  

Preparation:
In a non-reactive bowl or resealable bag place chicken legs, chili flakes and root beer, ensuring chicken is surrounded with liquid. Allow to marinate in refrigerator for eight hours or overnight. Preheat barbecue to 350 degrees and oil grill grates. Place chicken on barbecue and put marinade in saucepan allowing to reduce by half volume. Using brush, use reduced root beer as basting sauce, turning chicken legs until cooked (175 to 180 degrees or until juices run clear).    

Poke several fork holes into whole bananas and place on barbecue with sliced mango. While cooking, continue preparing the remaining fresh fruit for the salad ensuring pieces are large enough to place on the grill without falling through the grate. Once bananas and mango are cooked, take off barbecue and allow to cool slightly. Place in food proceser with remaining dressing ingredients and blend into smooth texture.  

Place seasoned and oiled fruit on barbecue and allow all to cook until natural sugars start running and grill marks are evident on both sides of all fruit. Take fruit off grill and roughly chop, reserving in mixing bowl. Top with finished dressing and gently mix thoroughly. Can be served immediately with barbecue root beer chicken legs or placed in the refrigerator for later.

Recommendations:
Simply grill fresh fruit, chop and drizzle with olive oil and fresh lemon juice or toss with low-fat yogourt. For a nice treat, place grilled fruit over ice cream — your kids will love it.