Recipe - Ruby Fruit Salad - for Mother's Day

SIMPLY GOOD… make mom glow for Mother’s Day
by Christina Pirello, MS

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RUBY FRUIT SALAD
25 minutes prep time.
Serves 5

Richly colored red fruits are simply lovely—and offer potassium,
succulent moisture, and low sugar content to make Mom shine.

4 Tbsp brown rice syrup
Grated zest of 1 orange
Juice of 1 orange
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 c wine, optional
1/4 c spring or filtered water
12 to 15 pitted cherries, left whole
2 to 3 small red plums, halved, pitted, and thinly sliced
1/2 pt strawberries, cleaned and halved
1/2 pt raspberries, cleaned
2 nectarines, halved, pitted, and thinly sliced
Sea salt

Combine rice syrup, orange zest and juice, lime juice, wine (if
using), and water in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the
mixture foams. Set aside. Cool to warm, whisking to keep liquid
loose. Prepare and combine the fruits in a bowl. Sprinkle with a
couple of pinches of sea salt and gently mix in. Pour syrup over
fruit mixture and gently fold in to coat the fruit. Cover and chill
completely before serving.

Per serving: 114 Calories, 1 g Protein, 25 g Carbohydrates, 3 g
Fiber, 0 g Total fat, 1 mg Sodium, HHHH Vitamin C, H Manganese

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