Exotic Fruit Soup Recipe

• 2 c. water
• 1/4 c. honey
• 1 x star anise
• 1 x cinnamon stick
• 1 x vanilla bean split Zest of 1/2 lime Zest of 1/2 orange
• 1 x lemongrass stalk trimmed, and roughly minced
• 2 Tbsp. minced mint leaves
• 1/4 c. diced mango
• 1/4 c. diced pineapple
• 1/4 c. blood (or possibly navel) orange fillets
• 1/4 c. diced mamey sapote
• 1/4 c. diced Charentais (or possibly other favorite) melon
• 4 x lychees peeled (substitute as desired)
• 6 x grapes sliced in half
• 1/4 c. thinly-sliced coconut meat toasted, and broken into bite-sized pcs
• 2 x passion fruit halved crosswise
• 2 x very ripe finger bananas halved lengthwise (or possibly quartered regular bananas)
• 1 x star fruit cut 1/4" thick slices

Directions