Mango and Coconut Muesli with Exotic Fruits

Today I will leave you with this fantastic muesli recipe. It's extremely easy to prepare and you can make it the evening before and wake up to a wonderful breakfast. Something a little fancy, a little extra-ordinary from the usual cereals or toasts.

Mango and Coconut Muesli with Exotic Fruits
(Adapted from Botanical by Paul Wilson)
Serves 4-6

Paul Wilson - "Muesli can be extremely versatile. In most recipes rolled oats are reconstituted with water then mixed with yoghurt and grated fruit such as apples and pears. In this recipe you soak the oats with fresh juice and add whatever fruit it is in season that will marry well with the fruit juice you have used. Try adding fresh vanilla too, and various combinations of dried fruit and nuts. This coconut muesli is ideal for summer."

Ingredients

Muesli:
150 g dried mango, cut into short pieces
250 ml pineapple juice
170 g rolled oats
200 ml coconut milk
1 vanilla pod, split and scraped
100 g natural yoghurt

Exotic Fruits:
500 ml pineapple juice
Pulp of 2 fresh passionfruit
4 rings ripe fresh pineapple, thinly sliced
1/4 banana, peeled and sliced on the angle
1 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced into rounds
4 lychees, peel, halved and stoned
1/2 mango cheek, sliced
1 small slice watermelon (about 5 cm diameter), rind removed and sliced into triangles
4 strawberries, cut into 3
Cherries to garnish

Note: You can mix and match any of the the fruits. I use passionfruit, banana and kiwi.

Method:

1. Combine the dried mango, pineapple juice and rolled oats. Leave to soak in the refrigerator overnight, for about 6-8 hours.
2. Strain any excess pineapple juice from the oats. Combine the coconut milk and vanilla seeds, and mix well before combining with the yoghurt. Combine with the oats and mango.
3. For the exotic fruits, combine the pineapple juice and about half of the passionfruit pulp. Add the prepared fruit, except the cherries, to marinate in the juice for at least 1 hour in sealed container in the refrigerator. Strain the fruit (the leftover juice can be used for making smoothies).
4. To serve, arrange the muesli in a tall glass or martini glass and decorate with the prepared fruit. Spoon over the remaining passionfruit pulp and garnish with cherries.