Very Berry Fruit Salad

Ingredients

1 pint strawberries, hulled and cut in half

1 pint blueberries

1 pint raspberries, blackberries or BOTH

1 tablespoon good balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup sugar (or 1/4 cup Splenda if you want to lighten it up even more)

Fresh mint, for garnish

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the berries, vinegar and sugar. Stir gently. Cover securely with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour. (DOT NOT MAKE MORE THAN AN HOUR AHEAD)

Garnish with sprigs of fresh mint.

NOTE: Add the raspberries/blackberries only 30 minutes or less before serving as the raspberries/blackberries will get mushy after an hour in the refrigerator

ADDITIONS & VARATIONS

You can add fresh pineapple chunks and / or fresh white peaches to the other ingredients.

You can serve it as a side dish, with yogurt for breakfast, or on ice cream for desert.

Great served over waffles, pancakes.

You can subsitute with Raspberry Balsamic Dressing: 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, 2 - 3 tablespoon raspberry preserves. Mix together whisking until thick and smooth. Yields 3/4 cup

You can subsitute with Peach Balsamic Vinegar (available at amazon online) add sugar as above.

Total Time: 35 min

Prep: 5 min

Inactive: 30 min

Yield: 6 servings

Level: Easy

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