Salady Voankazo — Fruit Compote with Lichee Nuts

Ingredients

• •1 cup fresh pineapple, cut in 1-inch squares
• •1 cup cantaloupe, cut in ½-inch squares
• •1 cup oranges, peeled and sliced very thinly
• •½ cup strawberries, sliced
• •½ cup canned lichee nuts
• •½ cup sugar
• •Water
• •Salt
• •Lemon juice
• •2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

1. 1In a 2-quart glass bowl, combine fresh pineapple with cantaloupe, oranges and strawberries. Mix the fruits so that they are well-blended.
2. 2Pour ½ cup canned lichee nuts across the top of fruit.
3. 3In a 1-pint saucepan, combine the sugar, water, salt and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and boil hard for 1 minute.
4. 4Add pure vanilla extract to the syrup. Pour the piping hot syrup over the fruit.
5. 5Chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
6. 6Fill a small cruet or sprinkler bottle with pure vanilla extract.
7. 7Bring the salady to the table in the bowl along with the cruet of vanilla.
8. 8Fill individual compote dishes with the fruit.
9. 9Sprinkle a few drops of vanilla over the fruit as it is being served.