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Tropical fruit salad with spiced syrup

Name: Tropical fruit salad with spiced syrup
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar; 1 stick lemongrass, bruised; 1 star anise; 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; 1cm-wide strip of lime rind; 1cm-wide strip of orange rind; 1cm-wide strip of lemon rind; 3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled; 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped; Juice of 2 limes; 6 fresh lychees, peeled, halved; 1 mango, flesh thinly sliced; 1/2 small papaya, flesh thinly sliced; 2 kiwifruit, peeled, quartered

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Make the most of tropical fruit when they're in season with this simple dessert idea.

1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
1 stick lemongrass, bruised
1 star anise
1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1cm-wide strip of lime rind
1cm-wide strip of orange rind
1cm-wide strip of lemon rind
3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled
1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
Juice of 2 limes
6 fresh lychees, peeled, halved
1 mango, flesh thinly sliced
1/2 small papaya, flesh thinly sliced
2 kiwifruit, peeled, quartered

Method

1.

Place all ingredients except the fruit in a saucepan with 2 1/2 cups water. Stir over low heat to dissolve the sugar. Bring to the boil, simmer for 5 minutes, then cool.
2.

Place fruit in serving bowls. Strain over cooled syrup and allow to macerate in the fridge for at least 1 hour before serving.

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