Minted Fruit Salad Recipe

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Filled with the season’s best and freshest fruit, this salad shouts, “summer.” The hint of mint adds a refreshing note to the colorful compote.—Edie DeSpain, Logan, Utah

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Minted Fruit Salad Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 6 Servings

15 5 20

Ingredients

1 cup unsweetened apple juice
2 tablespoons honey
4 teaspoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
4 teaspoons lemon juice
4 cups cantaloupe balls
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1 cup fresh blueberries
2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint leaves

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the apple juice, honey, ginger and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup. Remove from the heat. Cool.
In a serving bowl, combine the cantaloupe, strawberries, blueberries and mint. Drizzle with cooled apple juice mixture; gently toss to coat. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup equals 113 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 14 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Minted Fruit Salad in Country Woman , pJune/July