Ingredients: 2 ripe mangoes 1 vanilla bean 2 small ripe papayas 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 ripe pineapple 2 ripe bananas 3 ripe kiwis 8 ripe strawberries
Directions:1. To slice a mango, stand one up and slice the skin and flesh from each side as a single piece, just clearing the long, flat seed. Remove peel with a knife and slice flesh into long strips. Place in a bowl. Repeat with the remaining mango. 2. Slice vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape out tiny seeds and add to mangoes. Toss gently. Save vanilla bean for another use. 3. Peel, seed and slice papayas. Place in a second bowl. Sprinkle with cardamom and toss gently. 4. With a long knife, cut away the pineapple peel in strips, cutting deep enough to remove the eyes with the skin. Cut into quarters lengthwise and cut away core. Slice quarters. 5. Peel and slice bananas on the diagonal. 6. Peel kiwis. Cut a decorative diamond pattern all around the outside. 7. Slice strawberries. Arrange the fruits on a large platter. |