Name: Tropical fruit salad with mint and ginger syrup
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon palm sugar or brown sugar; 3 passion fruit; 2 cup water; 1/3 cup grated palm sugar; 3/4 piece fresh ginger, finely chopped; 3 tablespoon lime juice; 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint; 2 bunch large mangoes, peeled, diced into 2cm pieces; 1 small honeydew melon, peeled, diced into 2cm pieces; 1 small pineapple, peeled, coarsely chopped; 2 medium oranges, peeled, segmented; 1/4 cup passion fruit pulp; 12 fresh lychees, halved

Tropical fruit salad with mint and ginger syrup

The mint and ginger syrup take this delicious tropical fruit salad to new heights. Use brown sugar if palm sugar is hard to find. You'll need about three passion fruit for this recipe.

Serves 6

Cook

10M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon palm sugar or brown sugar

3 passion fruit

2 cup water

1/3 cup grated palm sugar

3/4 piece fresh ginger, finely chopped

3 tablespoon lime juice

1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint

2 bunch large mangoes, peeled, diced into 2cm pieces

1 small honeydew melon, peeled, diced into 2cm pieces

1 small pineapple, peeled, coarsely chopped

2 medium oranges, peeled, segmented

1/4 cup passion fruit pulp

12 fresh lychees, halved

Method

1.In a small saucepan, stir the water and sugar over heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves; bring to a boil. Boil, uncovered, without stirring, 5 minutes. Add ginger; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes or until syrup thickens slightly. Cool to room temperature. Stir in juice and mint.

2.In a large bowl, place prepared fruit with syrup; toss gently to combine. Refrigerate until cold.

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