Fruit Salad with Ginger Syrup |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This recipe yields more ginger syrup than you'll need for the fruit salad. Add a spoonful to a glass of club soda, sparkling water, or iced tea for a refreshing summer drink. Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 2 1/2 hr (includes chilling) Ingredients:
3 cups water |
2 cups sugar |
2 cups thinly sliced fresh ginger (1/2 lb; from a 10-inch piece), left unpeeled |
4 cups (1-inch pieces) summer fruit (such as mixed berries, melons, peaches, and/or nectarines) |
3 tablespoons small mint leaves |
Directions:
1. Make syrup: Bring water, sugar, and ginger to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan, then stir until sugar is dissolved. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, then remove from heat and let steep 15 minutes. Pour ginger syrup through a sieve into a bowl, discarding ginger. Chill, covered, at least 2 hours.
2. Make fruit salad: Toss fruit and mint with 1/4 cup syrup, or to taste.
3. Cooks' note: Syrup keeps, covered and chilled, 2 weeks.
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