Festive Fresh Fruit Salad With Mint-Lime Simple Syrup
- MINT-LIME SIMPLE SYRUP
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- FRUIT SALAD
- 2 (16-oz.) containers fresh strawberries, halved
- 1 (6-oz.) container fresh raspberries
- 2 cups seedless green grapes
- 2 kiwifruit, peeled and thinly sliced
- Prepare Syrup: Stir together first 2 ingredients and 1 cup water in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and boil 1 minute or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Stir in lime juice, and cool 30 minutes.
- Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into an airtight container. Cover and chill syrup 4 hours.
- Prepare Salad: Gently toss together strawberries and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl. Add 1/2 cup Mint-Lime Simple Syrup, and gently stir to coat. Serve immediately, or cover and chill up to 2 weeks.
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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/festive-fresh-fruit-salad-mint-lime-simple-syrup (may not work)