Banana, Pineapple and Mango in Jelly Recipe

Total time: more than 2 hours

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Refrigeration time: 3 hours
Cooking time: 10 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Chef’s Note

A light refreshing dessert.You could leave out the sugar and make this as an aspic to serve with a white meat as part of a summer menu.

Ingredients

– 4 Bananas

– 2 slices of Pineapple

– 1 small Mango

– 400 ml (1 1/2 cups) water

– 5 tbsp. rice vinegar

– 2 tbsp. lemon or lime juice

– 4 tbsp. sugar

– A 15 g (1/2 oz.) packet of powdered gelatin, or 2 sheets

Method

Peel and slice the banana, positioning the knife diagonally to cut longer slices; toss immediately with the lemon or lime juice to prevent darkening;
cut the mango flesh and the pineapple slices into small cubes;
in a small saucepan, bring 200 ml water to the boil; add the sugar and stir to dissolve; dissolve the gelatin in this mixture; add 200 ml of water and the rice vinegar; mix well;
pour 1/3 of the liquid mixture into a mould and place it in the refrigerator to set;
arrange the cubes of pineapple and mango on top; pour another 1/3 of the liquid mixture over the fruit and return to the refrigerator to set;
repeat the process with the bananas and the remaining liquid. Refrigerate for at least two hours before unmoulding and slicing.