Tropical Fruit Salad

Instructions

1. 1

   In a small saucepan of boiling water, blanch the kumquats for 5 minutes. Drain, discard the water and place the kumquats back in the pan.

2. 2

   Split the vanilla bean in half. With the tip of a knife, scrape the seeds and place the seeds and pod into the saucepan.

3. 3

   Add the water, sugar, allspice, cinnamon and bring to a boil. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes, then pour the syrup into a bowl. Let cool and refrigerate for 1 hour. Add the orange and lime juice. Remove the spices.

4. 4

   Pour the syrup over the fruit salad and refrigerate until serving.