Summer Fruit Salad with Sweet Geranium Leaves

Summer Fruit Salad with Sweet Geranium Leaves

byMyrtle Allen

of of Ballymaloe House, Co. Cork

This is a delicious, light, summer dessert, quick to prepare and popular by all. Sweet Geranium and many other varieties of scented geraniums are on t Read More

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Prep Time

15 Minutes

Cooking Time

0 Minutes

Serves

6-8 People

Ingredients

110g raspberries
110g loganberries
110g redcurrants
110g blackcurrants
110g quartered strawberries
110g blueberries

For the Syrup:

400g Sugar
450ml Water
6-8 Sweet Geranium Leaves

Method

Place the berries in a glass bowl.

Put the sugar, water and sweet geranium leaves into a stainless steel saucepan and bring slowly to the boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves.

Boil for just 2 minutes. Cool for 4-5 minutes, then pour the hot syrup over the fruit and allow to macerate for several hours.

Remove the geranium leaves.

To Serve: Serve chilled in a large glass bowl or individual martini glasses.

Garnish with a sprig of geranium and serve with softly whipped cream of vanilla ice-cream.

Summer Fruit Salad with Sweet Geranium Leaves