COCONUT ICE CREAM WITH MANGO SAUCE

Serves: 4 to 6

Ice Cream:
1-inch piece of vanilla bean split lenghtwise
14 ounce can unsweetened coconut milk
2 cups milk
2/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup rum (optional)

Scrape the vanilla bean into a bowl. Whisk in the milk, sugar and vanilla, and rum. Pour mixture into ice cream maker, add coconut and salt, and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
To serve, alternate layers of small scoops of ice cream and mango sauce in parfait glasses, or simply spoon sauce over ice cream.

Mango sauce:
2 very ripe mangoes, peeled
4 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Cut first mango into 1/4-inch dice. Coarsely chop the second mango and put in food processor. Add the sugar and lime juice and puree until smooth. Scrape puree into bowl and add the diced mango. Sauce may be refrigerated for one week.