Summer Fruits with a Black Currant-Rosemary Drizzle #InspiredbyNature #Sponsored

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Here we are on day three of our Summer Equinox Progressive Picnic. Read more about the event and enter the giveaway: here or below. On Monday Café Terra started us off with a cocktail, her Black Currant Rosemary Chiller; on Tuesday, Amy's Cooking Adventures made Pico de Gallo. And today I am sharing two recipes for a salad course - one sweet and one savory. This is the sweet course. But, first, I must tell you about a few products from one of our sponsors, Charles Viancin.

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Summer Fruits with a Black Currant-Rosemary Drizzle

Ingredients

This recipe is less of a recipe and more of a method. Feel free to use whatever fruits you have in season. The second time I made this, I included organic raspberries; the third time I had some luscious stone fruit from the farmers' market. Also, you may use any tea that you have on-hand or really any simple syrup. And, with whatever syrup you have leftover, you can make homemade sodas or cocktails. Just have fun!

Summer Fruits

• 2 C organic strawberries, hulled and sliced
• 2 C organic blueberries
• 2 C organic blackberries
• 1/4 C organic mint leaves, thinly sliced + more for garnish

Black Currant-Rosemary Drizzle

• 1 C brewed tea (I used Black Currant-Rosemary ice tea bags from The Republic of Tea)
• 1 C organic granulated sugar

Procedure

Black Currant-Rosemary Drizzle
Place the tea and sugar in a small sauce pan. Heat and swirl gently until the sugar is completely dissolved. Set aside.

Summer Fruits
Place all the fruits in a large serving bowl, and gently toss together. Drizzle 1/2 C of the simple syrup over the top and sprinkle with the mint. Toss to coat everything with the syrup and incorporate the herbs.

In a separate bowl or mason jar, whisk together honey, mint and lime juice. Drizzle the salad with the dressing, to taste. Serve chilled. You can garnish individual servings with more mint leaves.

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