Thai Food

Tropical fruit – or a mixture of tropical and local fruit – is tossed together in a sweet coconut-lime fruit salad dressing that enhances but never overwhelms the luscious taste of the fruit. Choose your own combination of fruit for this easy fresh fruit salad. If making it for a party, consider serving your fruit salad in a pineapple boat, as pictured here.

Ingredients:
YIELD: 1 large bowl of fruit salad
1+1/2 cups fresh papaya, cubed (for papaya instructions, see link below)
1 cup pineapple chunks, fresh or canned (for fresh pineapple instructions, see link below)
1 banana, sliced
1 cup mango, cubed
1 cup strawberries, sliced or cut into quarters
1 cup other fruit, local OR exotic such as blueberries, melon, dragon fruit, lychees, longans, or rambutans
Garnish: starfruit slices
FRUIT SALAD DRESSING:
1/4 cup coconut milk
1 Tbsp. freshly-squeezed lime juice
2 Tbsp. brown sugar OR palm sugar

Preparation:
Stir fruit salad dressing ingredients together in a cup until sugar dissolves. Set aside.
Place all the fresh fruit in a mixing bowl.
Pour the dressing over and toss well to mix.
Pour or scoop the fruit salad into a serving bowl, or into a prepared pineapple boat (as pictured). Garnish just before serving with a star fruit slice. For easy instructions, see: How to Make a Pineapple Boat.