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Exotic Fruit Salad
Ingredients
- 85g golden caster sugar
- 300ml water
- 1 limes
- 2.5cm piece cinnamon stick
- 2 pieces star anise
- 2tbsp syrup from jar of stem ginger
- 1 piece of stem ginger
- 1 mango
- 1 carambola
- 1 kiwi fruit
- 1 papaya
- 1/2 galia melon
- 2 small bananas
- Crème fraîche
Method
- To make a syrup, place 85g golden caster sugar; 300ml water; zest and juice of 1 lime; 2.5cm piece cinnamon stick; 2 pieces star anise and 2tbsp syrup from jar of stem ginger in a small pan, and simmer for 5-10 minutes to reduce slightly. Strain the syrup and leave to cool.
- Place the prepared fruit in a large serving dish. We used 1 ready-to-eat mango, peeled and diced; 1 carambola (star fruit), washed and thinly sliced; 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 papaya, peeled, deseeded and diced; ½ Galia melon, diced; 2 small bananas, peeled and sliced and 1 piece of stem ginger, finely chopped (optional).
- Pour the cooled syrup over the top. Serve with crème fraîche with a little finely chopped stem ginger stirred through.
- The fruits and quantities can be varied according to what's available and your own taste.
Comments
This recipe was first published in February 1999.
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