Pineapple and lychees with palm sugar caramel

Name: Pineapple and lychees with palm sugar caramel
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: half a pineapple, thinly sliced; 10 lychees, peeled; 1 mango, peeled and cut into pieces; 2 tbsp toasted almond or coconut flakes; 120g dark palm sugar; 2 tbsp water; 4 makrut lime leaves*; ½ cup coconut cream

Brigitte Hafner

February 23, 2023

Time:1-2 hours

A delicious combination devised by chef Neil Perry more than a decade ago. For an elegant dinner party dessert, try adding a scoop of coconut ice-cream.

Ingredients

half a pineapple, thinly sliced
10 lychees, peeled
1 mango, peeled and cut into pieces
2 tbsp toasted almond or coconut flakes
120g dark palm sugar
2 tbsp water
4 makrut lime leaves*
½ cup coconut cream

Method

Make a salad from the fruit. Arrange on individual plates and sprinkle over the almond or coconut flakes.
Grate or chop the palm sugar into a saucepan and set over a medium heat with the water and lime leaves. Cook, stirring, until dissolved (you may need to crush any lumps), then add the coconut cream and bubble away for about 5 minutes until slightly thickened. Cool and drizzle over fruit salad.
This syrup can be made and kept in the fridge for a few days and brought back to room temperature before serving. If it becomes too thick, just warm with a touch of water or more coconut cream.
*lime leaves can be found in Asian supermarkets – either fresh or frozen

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