Tropical Fruit Salad With Lychees And Coconut Dressing Or Balinese Lychee Fruit Salad Food

BALINESE FRUIT SALAD WITH LYCHEE AND COCONUT MILK

Steps:

• Combine the cantaloupe, honeydew, papaya, pineapple, coconut milk, sugar, lime juice and zest, lychees, star anise, mangoes and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Remove and discard the star anise. Transfer the salad to a serving platter. Sprinkle with the shredded coconut.

TROPICAL FRUIT PLATTER

Steps:

• Lop green top off pineapple and place on a cutting board. Slice covering off in strips from the top down. Remove hard pineapple core with a fruit corer or simply by slicing ripe part away from the core. Cut pineapple into wedges. Remove seeds from cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew and cut ripe part of melon into half moon shapes, or into spheres with a "melon baller," or into any shape you like. Arrange fruit on a platter and garnish with whole strawberries. Can be served with fruit dipping sauce such as yogurt or honey based dressing.

CARIBBEAN FRUIT SALAD WITH COCONUT CREAM DRESSING

Steps:

• Arrange fruit attractively on individual salad plates.
• Mix together the sour cream, coconut and lime juice.
• Spoon into the center of the fruit and serve immediately.

COCONUT TROPICAL FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Drizzle with orange juice; toss gently to coat. Refrigerate until serving. Just before serving, fold in banana and sprinkle with coconut.