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African Fruit Salad

African Fruit Salad

Nutritional Information:

Calories 4.2 | Total Fat 0 g | Saturated Fat 0 g | Cholesterol 0 mg | Sodium 0.3 mg | Total Carbohydrate 1.4 g | Dietary Fiber 0.4 g | Sugars 0.4 g | Protein 0.2

Yields: 4-6 servings | Total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients:

  • avocado
  • banana
  • guava
  • mango
  • melon
  • papaya
  • peach
  • pear
  • pineapple
  • 1 lemon
  • juice of fresh grated coconut or chopped roasted peanuts
  • to garnish
  • honey (optional) or sugar (optional)
  • fresh mint leaves( chopped)

Directions:

  1. If using canned fruits: drain and save the liquid. Peel and remove seeds from the fresh fruit asnecessary, cut fruit into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Combine all fruit in a glass bowl. Add the lemon juice, some of the liquid from the canned fruits orhoney/sugar. Stir gently. There should only be enough liquid to coat the fruit; it does not have to becovered in liquid.
  3. Cover the fruit salad and allow it to stand at room temperature for a half hour before serving. The fruit salad may be refrigerated after it has stood up to an hour. It should be eaten the same day it is made.
  4. Garnish with freshly grated coconut, mint or chopped roasted peanuts right before serving.

Source: food.com

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