Spiced Pineapple Compote

The marriage of pineapple and star anise is divine. Add the ginger, cinnamon and vanilla and the combination is sensational.

Ingredients

  • 1 just ripe pineapple

    skin cut off

  • 1 tsp ginger

    thinly sliced

  • 1 tsp cinnamon stick

    broken

  • 1 vanilla pod

    seeds of

  • 3 star anise

  • 1 lemon peel

    without the white pith, sliced into thin strips

  • 1 lemon

    juice of

  • 3.5 cups water

  • 1 cup sugar

Equipment

  • 1 saucepan

Instructions

  1. Cut pineapple into quarters lengthways and slice off tough inner core. Slice pineapple 1cm thick.
  2. Place in a saucepan with remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes, uncovered, to allow flavours to infuse.
  3. Serve hot or cold with yoghurt or ice cream.

Notes

Tip
Serve hot or cold with yoghurt or ice cream.
Tip
This recipe was bought to you by Dole.

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