Tropical Fruit Salad & Ice Cream with Hot Citrus Syrup

Name: Tropical Fruit Salad & Ice Cream with Hot Citrus Syrup
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: 2 bananas, peeled and tossed in lime juice over to prevent discoloration; juice of 2 oranges,; grated orange and lime zest; 1 tbsp dark rum; 1 small papaya, peeled and de-seeded; ½ tsp very finely chopped hot pepper, e.g. scotch bonnet (optional); juice of 1 lime; 125 g/½ cup soft brown sugar; fresh mint sprigs, to garnish; ½ medium-size watermelon, peeled and de-seeded (about 450 g/1 lb); ½ small pineapple, peeled and cored; 1 mango, peeled and stoned; vanilla ice cream, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Eat Caribbean

By Virginia Burke

Published 2005

About

It may sound slightly odd to have hot pepper with a fruit dessert; the taste is a little startling, and your cheeks might pucker slightly, but it is very enjoyable. Leave it out if you prefer. Either buy some vanilla ice cream to serve with it or make your own.

Ingredients

½ small pineapple, peeled and cored
1 mango, peeled and stoned
2 bananas, peeled and tossed in lime juice

Americas
Jamaica
Dessert
Caribbean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Cut all the fruit into 2.5-cm/1-inch cubes (or thereabouts) place in a bowl and mix gently.
Strain the orange and lime juices (you should have about 225 ml/1 cup in total).
Add all the hot citrus syrup ingredients to a non-stick pan, with the exception of the zest. Stir and heat until it reduces a little, about 5–10 minutes.
Place a serving