“This boozy, fresh fruit salad is inspired by the one-and-only Brazilian caipirinha cocktail ”
Ingredients
- 3 limes , finely grated zest and juice of
- 4 tablespoons caster sugar , plus extra to taste
- Cachaça
- 1 ripe melon , deseeded and flesh scooped out with a spoon
- 1 ripe papaya , deseeded and flesh scooped out with a spoon
- 1 large handful fresh strawberries , hulled and halved lengthways
- 1 ripe mango , stoned and flesh scooped out with a spoon
- 1 pineapple , peeled, cored and cut into chunks
- 1 bunch fresh mint , leaves picked
Method
- In a pestle and mortar, bash most of the mint leaves (reserving the remainder to decorate) with the finely grated lime zest. Add the sugar and a good lug of cachaça. Mix gently in the mortar and pestle, add the lime juice, taste and add more sugar if you think you need to.
- Toss the fruit together in a bowl with a little of the mint and lime mixture, then spread it all out on a big plate. Spoon the rest of the mint and lime mixture over the top. Decorate with the remaining mint before serving.
Source: Jamie Oliver
