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Far East Fruit Salad

For your next summer party, forget about the usual burgers and hot dogs. Instead, serve your guests a delicate dish cooked with Pernod liqueur. A successor of absinthe called pastis, Pernod’s flavor is derived from star anise, a star-shaped spice with a licorice flavor, and is combined with other aromatic plants, including mint, fennel and coriander.

Pernod enhances the flavor of vegetables and is commonly used in seafood dishes. Try it in this colorful fruit salad for a healthy snack, or as a dessert with other summer Pernod recipes, such as Mediterranean Sea Bass With Fennel And Pernod, Sea Scallops Brochette With Pernod Sauce or Steamed Mussels In Pernod Broth.

Far East Fruit Salad

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 2 star fruit
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 8 ounces (250g) lychees
• 2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 8 kumquats
• 1 tablespoon Pernod
• 2 kiwi fruit
• 1 mango

Preparation

• Trim along the lengths of all the points on the star fruit, slice thinly and remove any pips with the point of a knife.
• Peel and stone the lychees.
• Slice the kumquats.
• Peel and slice the kiwi fruit.
• Peel, stone and chop the mango.
• Mix together all the fruits in a bowl. Sprinkle over the lime juice, sugar and Pernod, and stir well. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

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