*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                         Exotic Fruit Salad (Mf)

Recipe By     : COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #MF6604
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Fruit-sal                        Dessert-sal

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      tablespoons   confectioner's sugar
   1      tablespoon    lemon juice -- (up to 2)
     1/2  teaspoon      vanilla extract
     1/4  teaspoon      chinese five-spice powder -- ground
     1/2  pint          raspberries
   2                    ripe mangoes -- papayas or
                        -- pineapple, peeled
                        --and cut into 1/2 inch dice
   4                    kiwis -- peeled , (up to 6)
                        --and cut into thin rounds
   2                    bananas -- peeled
                        --and cut into thin rounds
                        confectioners sugar
                        mint leaves

Whisk sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and Chinese 5-spice powder; adjust to
taste, adding more or less ingredients. Add mangoes and raspberries and
toss together.

Right before serving arrange kiwis in a circle on outside edge of each of 4
dessert plates, arrange an inside circle of banana slices overlapping
kiwis, leaving a space in center of dessert plate. Spoon macerated
raspberries and mangoes in the middle; dust with confectioners sugar and
garnish with mint leaves.

Yield: 4 servings



Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net> on Jul 12, 97




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