Haupia with exotic fruit salad liliko'l sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
For Haupia-
cupCoconut milk
4To 6 tablespoons sugar
4To 6 tablespoons cornstarch
¾cupWater
For the sauce:
½cupPassionfruit juice
1cupSugar
For the fruit salad:
2Diced kiwi
1Diced pineapple
1Diced papaya
8Pieces lychee
1Sliced banana
1Sliced mango
8Sprigs fresh mint, to
Garnish

Directions

Haupia: Pour coconut milk in saucepan. Combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in water and blend well. Stir sugar mixture into coconut milk.

Cook and stir over low heat until thickened. Pour into 8-inch square pan and chill until firm. Using a cookie cutter cut into teardrop or star shapes.

Bring sauce ingredients to a boil. Chill. Combine fruit salad ingredients, toss with the sauce and set aside.

Place three to four pieces of Haupia onto a cold plate, arrange fruits around. Garnish with fresh mint.

Yield: 8 servings

Recipes from Phillipe Padovani, Executive Chef, Manele Bay Hotel