*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                            Exotic Fruit Salad

Recipe By     :  COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY  SHOW #MF6612
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Fruit Salads                     Low Cal

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      Tablespoons   confectioner's sugar
                        plus extra for dusting
   1      Tablespoon    lemon juice -- (1 to 2)
     1/2  Teaspoon      vanilla extract
     1/4  Teaspoon      ground Chinese 5spice powder
   2                    ripe mangoes or papayas
                        or pineapple -- peeled
                        and cut into 1/2-inch dice
     1/2  Pint          raspberries
   4                    kiwis -- peeled (4 to 6)
                        and cut into thin rounds
   2                    bananas -- peeled
                        and cut into thin rounds
                        Mint leaves

       Whisk sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and Chinese 5spice powder;
 adjust to taste, adding more or less ingredients. 
Add mangoes and raspberries and toss together.     
Just before serving arrange kiwis in a circle on outside edge of each of 4 dessert plates,
 arrange an inside circle of banana slices overlapping kiwis,
 leaving a space in center of dessert plate. 
Spoon macerated raspberries and mangoes in the middle
; dust with confectioners sugar and garnish with mint leaves.: 4 servings  

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