Fruits Of The Tropics Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium pineapple
• 1 (14 ounce) can guava shells in syrup (i.e., guava halves)
• 2 medium bananas, sliced and divided
• 1 large mango, peeled, pitted and diced
• 4 ounces ginger, preserved
• 2 tablespoons ginger syrup (from the preserved ginger)
• 4 tablespoons thick coconut milk
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 coconut, cut in strips, to decorate

Recipe

• 1 peel, core and cube the pineapple, and place in a serving bowl. reserving the liquid, drain and chop the guavas. toss the guavas into the serving bowl with one of the bananas and the mango.
• 2 chop the preserved ginger and add to the pineapple mixture.
• 3 pour 2 tablespoons of the ginger syrup, and the reserved guava syrup into a blender or food processor and add the other banana, the coconut milk and the sugar. blend to form a smooth creamy puree.
• 4 pour the banana and coconut mixture over the fruit, add a little grated nutmeg and a sprinkling of cinnamon. serve chilled, decorated with strips of coconut.