Name: Tropical salad with lime and ginger syrup
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 565 gram canned lychees, drained, halved; 2 kiwifruit (170g), halved lengthways, sliced thickly; 2 gold kiwifruit (170g), halved lengthways, sliced thickly; 1/2 pineapple (450g), peeled, sliced thickly; 60 gram fresh coconut, grated coarsely; 2 tablespoon finely shredded fresh mint; 1/2 cup (125ml) water; 2 tablespoon grated palm sugar; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 2 centimetre piece fresh ginger (10g), sliced thinly; 1 teaspoon finely grated lime rind

Tropical salad with lime and ginger syrup

Fresh and colourful tropical salad with lime and ginger syrup from Australian Women's Weekly.

Ingredients

565 gram canned lychees, drained, halved

2 kiwifruit (170g), halved lengthways, sliced thickly

2 gold kiwifruit (170g), halved lengthways, sliced thickly

1/2 pineapple (450g), peeled, sliced thickly

60 gram fresh coconut, grated coarsely

2 tablespoon finely shredded fresh mint

1/2 cup (125ml) water

2 tablespoon grated palm sugar

1 tablespoon lime juice

2 centimetre piece fresh ginger (10g), sliced thinly

1 teaspoon finely grated lime rind

Method

1.Make lime and ginger syrup. Combine the water, sugar, juice and ginger in small saucepan; stir over heat until sugar dissolves, bring to the boil. Boil, uncovered, about 5 minutes or until syrup thickens. Remove from heat; stir in rind. Cool.

2.Combine fruit and coconut in large bowl with syrup; cover, refrigerate 1 hour. Serve sprinkled with mint.

You need the flesh from about half a coconut. To crack the coconut, pierce one of the eyes and put it into a preheated oven 240°C/475°F for about 15 minutes.
Note

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