Exotic Fruit Salad

shopping_basket Ingredients 5 items

• check_circle 10 oranges, squeezed (about 1 liter of juice)
• check_circle 1 large papaya, peeled, seeded and diced
• check_circle 1 pineapple, peeled, cored and diced
• check_circle 6 bananas, peeled and diced
• check_circle Sugar or honey to taste

receipt_long Preparation Steps

1. 1
   Mix the diced papaya, pineapple and banana in a large bowl made of an inert material.
2. 2
   Mix with the freshly squeezed orange juice, then add sugar or honey if needed.
3. 3
   Serve immediately or place in the fridge for 30 minutes if you prefer to eat the salad very cold (this is recommended on very hot days).
4. 4
   The papaya, pineapple and orange juice can be prepared several hours ahead, but peel and cut the bananas just before serving to keep them from browning.
5. 5
   If you want to make a more "drinkable" version of this recipe you can increase the amount of orange juice, and you can turn it into a salad for adults by adding a little rum or cachaça (a Brazilian sugarcane spirit). I have not yet dared to do it, but I am very tempted even though I would feel I was corrupting one of my favorite childhood recipes from South America.