Desserts Recipes - Grilled Fruit with Lime Cheese Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 long fresh lemon grass stalks

• 1 mango, peeled, stoned (pitted) and sliced

• 1 papaya, peeled, seeded and diced

• 1 star fruit, cut into slices and halved

• 8 fresh bay leaves nutmeg

• 60ml/4 tbsp maple syrup

• 50g/2oz/1/2 cup demerara (raw) sugar

For the lime cheese:

• 150g/5oz curd cheese or low-fat soft cheese

• 120ml/1/2 cup double (heavy) cream

• grated rind and juice of 1/2 lime

• 30ml/2 tbsp icing (confectioner's) sugar

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Prepare the barbecue or preheat the grill (broiler). Cut the top of each lemon grass stalk into a point with a sharp knife.

2. Discard the outer leaves, then use the back of the knife to bruise the length of each stalk to release the oils. Thread each stalk, skewer-style, with the fruit pieces and bay leaves.

3. Support a piece of foil on a baking sheet and roll up the edges to make a rim. Grease the foil, lay the kebabs on top and grate a little nutmeg over each.

4. Drizzle the maple syrup over, dust liberally with the sugar and grill (broil) for 5 minutes.

5. Make the lime cheese by combining the cheese, cream, grated lime rind, juice and icing sugar in a bowl. Serve immediately with the lightly charred fruit kebabs.

Grilled fruits make a fine finale to an 01 fresco party, whether they are cooked over hot coals or under a hot grill. The lemon grass skewers give the fruit a subtle lemon tang.

Cook's Tip: Only fresh lemon grass will work as skewers (or this recipe. The preserved kind is a useful store-cupboard (pantry) item (or making curries, but too soft to stay on skewers.