Fruit Salad With Lemon-Mint Syrup
- 1 (24-oz.) jar sliced mangos in light syrup
- 1 large lemon
- 5 fresh mint leaves, crushed
- 4 large kiwifruit, peeled, halved lengthwise, and sliced
- 3 cups seedless red grapes
- 1 cup seedless green grapes
- 1 pomegranate, seeds removed and reserved
- Garnish: fresh mint
- Drain mangos, reserving 1 cup syrup. Peel 3 strips of lemon rind with a vegetable peeler; juice lemon to measure 3 Tbsp. Combine reserved syrup, lemon rind, lemon juice, and crushed mint leaves in a small microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave at HIGH 2 minutes or until syrup begins to bubble. Cover and cool completely; chill.
- Cut mango slices into cubes, and place in a large bowl; add kiwifruit, grapes, and pomegranate seeds. Remove lemon rind and mint from syrup with a slotted spoon. Pour syrup over fruit; toss. Cover and chill until ready to serve. Garnish, if desired.
- Make Ahead: Prepare the syrup up to 1 day ahead, and refrigerate it until ready to assemble the salad.
syrup, lemon, mint, kiwifruit, seedless red grapes, green grapes, pomegranate, fresh mint
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/fruit-salad-with-lemon-mint-syrup (may not work)