Saladi Ya Matunda (african Tropical Fruit Salad)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 oranges, peeled and sectioned and cut in half
• 2 mangoes, peeled, pitted and diced
• 1 fresh pineapple, cored and diced
• 1/2 cantaloupes, made into melon balls using a small melon baller or 1/2 diced melon
• 4 bananas, peeled and sliced
• 1 lime, juice of, only
• grated coconut, garnish
• roasted peanuts, garnish
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 to make simple syrup: bring water and sugar (1 cup each) to a boil in a saucepan. reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes until syrupy, stirring. refrigerate until ready to use.
• 2 in a large glass bowl (or salad bowl), combine fruit, tossing gently.
• 3 stir in lime or lemon juice and enough of the simple syrup to desired sweetness.
• 4 cover salad and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes, stirring once.
• 5 refrigerate until serving time.
• 6 serve in individual bowls, garnished with coconut and peanuts.