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summer fruit bowl

Ingredients For summer fruit bowl

  • 2 c
    water
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 3 Tbsp
    lime juice
  • 3/4 c
    mint leaves, minced
  • 2 lb
    watermelon
  • 1 sm
    cantaloupe
  • 6 lg
    plums
  • 4 lg
    nectarines
  • 1 lb
    grapes, seedless, green

How To Make summer fruit bowl

  • 1
    In 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, cook water, sugar and lime juice 15 minutes or until mixture becomes a light syrup.
  • 2
    Stir in mint leaves; cover and refrigerate until well chilled.
  • 3
    Cut watermelon into bite-sized pieces; discard seeds.
  • 4
    Cut cantaloupe into bite-sized pieces; cut unpeeled plums and nectarines into wedges.
  • 5
    Combine cut-up fruits with grapes and arrange in very large bowl.
  • 6
    Pour chilled syrup through strainer over fruit; gently toss to mix well.
  • 7
    Cover and refrigerate to blend flavors, stirring mixture occasionally.
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