Guava

Guava Amore

what you'll need

• 2 stalks lemon grass, bruised
• 1 pandanus leaf, knotted
• 1 vanilla bean, sliced lengthways
• ¼ cup caster sugar
• 1½ cup water
• 650gm lychees, peeled
• 250gm cherries, pitted and halved
• 1 white guava, peeled, cut into wedges
• To serve  vanilla bean or coconut ice-cream, optional

Method

1. Place lemongrass, pandanus leaf, scraped seeds of 1 vanilla bean and the bean, caster sugar and 1½ cups water in a small saucepan
2. stir over low heat until sugar dissolves.
3. Boil syrup until reduced by half, then set cool.
4. Place lychees, cherries, guava and syrup in a bowl
5. combine well and refrigerate until chilled
6. Divide fruit and syrup among bowls and serve immediately, with ice-cream, if required.