Strawberry-Orange Salad
Serves 8
The bright, healthful salad is adapted from a recipe by cookbook author Russ Parsons.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 c water
- 3/4 c sugar
- 1/4 cup basil leaves, thinly sliced; plus whole basil leaves for garnish
- 2 lbs strawberries, cut into quarters
- 4 navel oranges
- Bring 11/2 cups water and 3/4 cup sugar to a boil. Cook just until clear, 2 to 3 minutes. Let syrup cool briefly.
- Add 1/4 cup thinly sliced basil leaves. Set aside to steep and cool
- Rinse and hull 2 lbs. strawberries and cut into quarters.
- With a small, sharp knife, cut ends off 4 navel oranges, and then slice off the
peel and white pith. Make sure you hold the oranges over a bowl to catch all the juice.
- Next cut between inner membranes and fruit to release segments into bowl.
- Squeeze juice from membranes into the bowl and discard membranes.
- Add strawberries to the oranges and pour basil syrup over the fruit.
- You can garnish the salad with whole basil leaves if desired.
- Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.
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