Tropical Fruit Salad

Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Lydia DeGaris-Pursell
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- Menu: Flavors of West Africa
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Like appetizers, dessert is a recent addition to the traditional West African table. Often ripe fruit--or a combination like this--serves as dessert.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)
Ingredients
- 4 cups (1/2-inch) cubed fresh pineapple
- 2 cups diced peeled ripe mango (about 2 medium)
- 1 1/2 cups (1/2-inch) sliced banana (about 2 medium)
- 3/4 cup orange sections (about 2 medium)
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut, toasted
Preparation
Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl, tossing gently to combine. Cover and chill 1 hour. Sprinkle with coconut.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 186 (30% from fat)
- Fat:
- 6.3g (sat 5.4g,mono 0.3g,poly 0.1g)
- Protein:
- 2g
- Carbohydrate:
- 34.8g
- Fiber:
- 4.7g
- Cholesterol:
- 0.0mg
- Iron:
- 0.8mg
- Sodium:
- 12mg
- Calcium:
- 40mg
Member Ratings and Reviews
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This is really good! It's filling and satisfying, and is equally good as a dessert, or just as a side dish. Don't skip the toasted coconut. I used canned pineapple instead of fresh, though fresh would've probably been so much better. My second time having this I added some chopped kiwi to it, and it was even better - really livened up the flavors (though it's good either way). I will definitely make this again.05/03/07
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Delicious and easy! Served with lemon bread for a light dessert.04/23/04




