Fruit Salad with Orange-Vanilla Syrup

• 1 cup sugar
• Zest and juice of 1 orange
• 1 vanilla bean
• 4 pints strawberries, hulled and halved
• 2 pints blueberries
• 2 cups green grapes, halved
• 2 cups red grapes, halved
• Fresh mint leaves

1. Place the sugar, 1 cup water, orange zest, juice and vanilla bean in a small pan and stir to dissolve the sugar.
2. Then bring to a boil.
3. Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes to thicken.
4. Set aside to cool.
5. Prepare all the fruit in a large bowl, pour the cooled syrup over the top and toss together.
6. Decorate with mint leaves and chill until ready to serve.

sugar, orange, vanilla bean, pints strawberries, blueberries, green grapes, red grapes, mint

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/fruit-salad-with-orange-vanilla-syrup-recipe.html (may not work)