From Emily's Kitchen...

With all of the great fruit in the grocery store right now, it is hard to pass it up.  Here is a delicious recipe for a syrup you can use to combine in-season fruits to make a simple fruit salad.  I have also found it's easy to make a salad out of whatever fruit I have a little left of in the fridge at the end of the week.  

Any combination of fruit works really well with this syrup.  Most recently, I made it with a pint of blueberries, 2 cubed gala apples, 2 thinly sliced bananas, 2 cups of grapes, and fresh pineapple.  But really any combination works, just use your favorites (or what is on sale). Give it a try!

Simple Syrup for Fruit Salad

Prep Time: --- | Cook Time: --- | Servings: Makes about 3/4 cup--enough to dress 3 to 6 salads | Difficulty: ---

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water

Directions:

Simple syrup keeps well in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.

Bring sugar and water to simmer in small saucepan over medium heat and cook until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Use right away or transfer syrup to airtight container and refrigerate until needed. If it solidifies some, heat briefly in the microwave until it turns into liquid again.

Use with any combination of fruit.