Name: Tropical fruit salad
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup (250ml) water; 2 tablespoon elderflower cordial; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways; 1/2 rockmelon, chopped coarsely; 1/2 papaya, sliced thinly; 3 kiwifruit, halved, sliced thinly; 1 banana, sliced thinly

Tropical fruit salad

From breakfast through to dessert this dish is a great sweet snack for any time of the day. Depending on the occasion you can serve it with greek yoghurt, cream, or ice-cream.

Ingredients

1 cup (250ml) water

2 tablespoon elderflower cordial

1 tablespoon caster sugar

1 vanilla bean, split lengthways

1/2 rockmelon, chopped coarsely

1/2 papaya, sliced thinly

3 kiwifruit, halved, sliced thinly

1 banana, sliced thinly

Method

1.Combine the water, cordial and sugar in small saucepan. Scrape vanilla seeds into pan then add pod, stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves; bring to the boil.

2.Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, about 10 minutes or until syrup thickens slightly. Transfer syrup to medium heatproof jug. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.

3.Combine fruit in large bowl. Pour syrup mixture over fruit.

Elderflower cordial is available from most supermarkets. You can substitute elderflower cordial with orange, lemon or lime cordial.
Note

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