Cantaloupe and Cherry Fruit Salad with Maple Ginger Syrup
We're hitting the very end of cherry season in California. I made a fruit salad combining cherries and sweet cantaloupe. Once pitted and sliced, I let the fruits macerate in cardamom and ginger-flavored maple syrup until the juices begin to flow. I also spiced the fruit salad with thinly sliced candied ginger to accentuate the flavor. This is a quick and easy dessert recipe that celebrates the end of the summer. There's probably a week or two left to enjoy cherries; otherwise you'll have to wait till next year or hit the frozen aisle of your market.
- Time: 20 min
- Servings: 6
Source: Amerikanki -
Ingredients
- pint fresh cherries, stemmed, washed, pitted and halved
- cantaloupe, seeded, peeled and cut into large cubes
- maple syrup
- chunk fresh ginger
- cardamom pods
- tablespoon lime juice
- tablespoon candied ginger, finely chopped
- tablespoon lemon verbena, finely minced