Red Fruit Salad with Berries

By jjadin

Ingredients

• SYRUP
• 1/4 cup superfine sugar
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 star anise
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• SALAD
• 1 2/3 cups strawberries, hulled and halved
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 1/4 cups raspberries or other red berries
• 1 1/4 cups cherries, halved and pitted
• 5 small red plums, pitted and quartered
• yogurt, to serve

Preparation

Step 1

To make the syrup, place the sugar, wine, star anise, lemon zest, and 1/2 cup of water in a small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Boil the syrup for 3 minutes, then set aside to cool for 30 minutes. When cool, strain.

Mix the fruit together in a bowl and pour on the red wine syrup. Mix well to cost and refrigerate for 1.5 hours/ Serve the fruit dressed with a little syrup and yogurt.