Tropical Fruit Salad with Ginger and Vanilla Syrup

Name: Tropical Fruit Salad with Ginger and Vanilla Syrup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Ingredients: 2 ripe papaya; 2 kiwi, thickly sliced; 2 ripe mangoes; 150 g (5½ oz) caster sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split; 4 slices ginger; ½ small pineapple; 55 g 2 oz) large toasted coconut flakes

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

My Asian Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2018

About

If you want a light dessert after a rich or meaty menu, this is the ticket. The vanilla bean and ginger-infused syrup elevates any fruit and it’s particularly good over ice cream. Make a colourful platter with these tropical varieties or choose your own favourites.

Ingredients

150 g (5½ oz) caster sugar
1 vanilla bean, split

Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Place the sugar, vanilla bean, ginger and 150 ml (5 fl oz) water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Cook for about 4 minutes or until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is syrupy. Remove and allow to