Minted Fruit

Minted Fruit

113 Cup water
¥4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped mint
2 tablespoons orange, pineapple or
grapefruit juice
2 cups pineapple spears, strawberries, apple
wedges, pear slices, blueberries or melon
balls
Lettuce leaves (optional)
Mint leaves

Heat water and sugar to boiling, stirring occasionally;
reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Pour on
chopped mint; refrigerate 1 hour. Strain; stir in orange
juice. Pour mint sauce on fruit. To serve as salad, spoon
fruit and mint sauce onto lettuce leaves; garnish with mint
leaves. 4 SERVINGS.