How to make fruit salad

INGREDIENTS

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• 2 peaches
• Half pineapple
• 1 orange
• 2 bananas
• Half melon
• A few strawberries
• Mixed berries
• A few mint leaves
• for the caramel vanilla and lemongrass sauce:
• 120 g sugar
• 75 ml water
• Half vanilla bean
• 1 lemongrass stalk, chopped
• 1 lime, juiced
• for the orange brandy sauce:
• 1 orange, juiced
• 2 brandy
• 1 sugar

• 1 chopping board
• 1 knife
• 1 bowl
• 2 saucepans
• 2 spoons
• 1 small bowl
• 1 sieve
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  Step 1: You will need

  See above.

  Step 2: Cut the peaches

  Take one of the peaches and chop off one side, then the other and discard the centre part with the stone.
  
  
  Slice each half into fairly thick chunks.
  
  
  Then repeat with the other peach and put them into a bowl.
  

  Step 3: Cut the pineapple

  Work your way around the edge of the pineapple with a sharp knife to remove the skin.
  
  
  Then cut off any remaining bits of skin before chopping.
  
  
  Now, cut around the stalk and discard it.
  
  
  Begin cutting the slices of pineapple into smaller pieces and then into triangular chunks.
  
  
  The shape really doesn't matter here, but try and keep all the fruit relatively chunky.
  
  
  When you finish add the pineapple to the bowl along with the peaches.
  

  Step 4: Chop the orange

  Cut both ends off the orange and place it upright. Now slice around the sides to remove the peel.
  
  
  Cut down the centre of the orange and finally into slices.
  
  
  Add to the bowl with the other fruit.
  

  Step 5: Chop the bananas

  Peel the bananas and then, slicing at an angle, cut them into chunks.
  
  
  When you finish both, add them to the rest of the fruit.
  

  Step 6: Cut the melon

  Spoon out the centre of the melon to remove the pips, then turn it over and remove both ends.
  
  
  Now stand the melon up and slicing downwards, remove the peel.
  
  
  Finally, slice it widthways into moonshapes and lengthways into smaller chunks, and add them to the bowl.
  

  Step 7: Chop the strawberries

  Remove the stalks and leaves from each strawberry, chop each one in half and put them in the bowl.
  

  Step 8: Slice the mint

  Layer the mint leaves on top of one another, slice them finely and sprinkle them into the bowl.
  

  Step 9: TIP!

  You can prepare the fruit to this point ahead of time. Like any other salad it should be dressed at the last minute to serve it as fresh as possible.
  

  Step 10: Prepare the vanilla bean

  Split open the vanilla bean and scrape out the pulp with a knife. Then put the pulp back on top and leave aside ready to use in the sauce.
  

  Step 11: Make the caramel sauce.

  Heat the saucepan over a medium heat then add the sugar, followed by half a tablespoon of water
  
  
  Don't mix it just yet: wait until the sugar begins to caramelise and then start to stir very slowly.
  
  
  When it completely caramelises, pour in the water very carefully as it may splatter.
  
  Mix together well and then add the vanilla bean and the lemon grass.
  
  
  Lower the heat and continue stirring constantly.
  
  
  After about a minute, stir in the lime juice, then bring it back to a boil and remove from the heat.
  
  
  Let it sit for 10 minutes so that the flavours infuse, then strain it through a sieve and allow to cool completely.
  

  Step 12: Make the orange brandy sauce

  Add the orange juice, brandy and sugar to a small saucepan and warm them up.
  
  
  Stir while it warms so that the sugar melts, then take it off the heat and let it cool down
  

  Step 13: Serve

  Just before serving, spoon the sauce of your choice over the fruit and stir well.
  
  
  Then for a finishing touch of colour, sprinkle the berries on the top.
  
  
  Serve immediately with cream, ice cream or crème fraiche.
  
  
  You can use any kind of seasonal fruit to make the salad and vary between the two sauces to give them that extra special flavour.
  
  
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