Fruit Ambrosia

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups fresh pineapple, diced in large chunks
• 2 oranges, peeled,sectioned and cut
• 1 -2 banana, sliced
• 2 peaches or 2 nectarines, peeled and sliced
• fresh strawberries, as many as you like
• 3 -4 pieces candied ginger, very thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup coarsely grated coconut
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup cognac or 1/4 cup fruit-flavored liqueur
• 1/4 cup lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 peel the fruit, cut it up, and toss very lightly in a bowl, together with the ginger and coconut.
• 2 cover and put aside to chill.
• 3 mix a dressing of equal parts of honey, brandy or liqueur, and lemon juice.
• 4 then, if it is either too sweet or too tart for your taste, add slightly more lemon juice or honey.
• 5 just before serving, toss again with the dressing.