Black and Red Fruit Salad
This recipe makes 6 servings
Full of wonderful summer-fresh flavour, this salad is delicious served with berry sherbet, vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt. If you can't find some of these fruits, increase the remaining varieties accordingly.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup water 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup orange juice 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1 tbsp coarsely grated orange rind 1 tbsp coarsely grated orange rind
- 1/2 cup black currants , topped and tailed1/2 cup black currants, topped and tailed
- 1-1/2 cups blackberries 1-1/2 cups blackberries or black raspberries
- 1-1/2 cups blueberries 1-1/2 cups blueberries
- 1-1/2 cups sweet cherries , pitted1-1/2 cups sweet cherries, pitted
- 1/2 cup stemmed red currants 1/2 cup stemmed red currants
Preparation
In saucepan, combine sugar, water, orange juice and rind; bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 3 minutes. Add black currants to pan; poach for 2 minutes or until softened. Using slotted spoon, remove black currants to large serving bowl. Let syrup cool slightly.
Add blackberries, blueberries, cherries and red currants to bowl. Pour in syrup and toss gently to mix. Cover and refrigerate until chilled or overnight.
- Keywords : Salad; Boil; Simmer; Refrigerate/Chill; Blueberries; Cherries; Currants; Orange juice;
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