Funky Fruit Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Sauce
1 (32 ounce) container plain yogurt
1 fresh vanilla bean, seeds removed, reserve bean for another use
1 teaspoon sugar
Salad
1/2 cantaloupe, rind removed & fruit cut up
2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled & quartered
1 cup dates, roughly chopped
Garnish
2 tablespoons bittersweet chocolate, grated

Preparation

Drain yogurt in cheesecloth lined colander for 2 hours. (Coffee filters work well, too). When drained, combine in a medium bowl with vanilla seeds & sugar. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.
Combine fruit in a large bowl.
To serve, spoon yogurt over individual servings of fruit & grate chocolate over the top.