Easy 'N Elegant Fruit Cocktail

• 3/4 cup diced fresh strawberries
• 3/4 cup diced fresh pineapple
• 2 oranges, peel removed,cut in segments and diced
• 2 tablespoons white rum
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon lime zest
• sugar or pink tinted sugar (optional)
• red food coloring (optional)
• lime slice (optional)

1. Mix the strawberries, pineapple, oranges, rum, the 2 tablespoons sugar and lime peel in a large bowl.
2. Let stand, tossing occasionally until sugar dissolves. About ten minutes.
3. Spread about 2 tablespoons of sugar on a plate.
4. Add one or two drops of red food coloring and blend until tinted.
5. OR, just spread the pink tinted sugar on a plate.
6. Dip rim of martini glass in water, then the sugar, to coat the rim.
7. Spoon in fruit and juice.
8. Slit a lime slice to garnish the side of the glass.

fresh strawberries, fresh pineapple, oranges, white rum, sugar, lime zest, sugar, red food coloring, lime slice

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-n-elegant-fruit-cocktail-100863 (may not work)