Vanilla And Lime Tropical Fruit Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup grated palm sugar or brown sugar
1 None vanilla bean
1 piece (3/4 inch) fresh ginger, finely chopped
3 None star anise
1 tbsp finely grated lime rind
1/3 cup lime juice
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh Vietnamese mint
2 None mangoes, coarsely chopped
3 None star fruit, thinly sliced
2 None oranges, segmented
1 None pineapple, coarsely chopped
1 None papaya, coarsely chopped
4 None passionfruit, pulped
12 None rambutans, halved
12 None lychees, halved

Preparation

Stir 3 cups water and sugar in medium saucepan on high heat until sugar dissolves; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer without stirring for 5 mins.
Split vanilla bean in half lengthwise; scrape seeds into pan. Add pod, ginger and star anise; simmer for 10 mins or until syrup thickens. Discard pod; cool syrup to room temperature. Stir in lime peel and juice and mint.
Combine remaining ingredients in large bowl. Pour syrup over fruit; stir gently to combine. Cover. Refrigerate until fruit salad is cold.