Nectarine Berry Salad

Another recipe I found on the interwebs while looking for yummy picnic food.  I tweaked this one a little too, but it is SO delicious I had to share it too!  I will get a picture of it in the morning before we go to the water park so I have one to post!

2 tablespoon(s) finely chopped crystallized ginger

1 tablespoon(s) sugar

2 pound(s) (6 medium) nectarines, pitted and chopped

1 half-pint blackberries

1 half-pint raspberries

Directions

1. In large bowl, stir lime juice, ginger, and sugar until sugar dissolves. Add nectarines and berries, and toss until coated. Makes 8 1/2 cups. Spoon into storage container with tight-fitting lid. Can be refrigerated up to 4 hours.

If you want to make this up ahead of time, just cut your fruit and put it into a large bowl, and mix the sugar and lime juice in a small jar and leave separated.  You can add in the ginger when you put it together.  If you mix it up completely for  more than 4 hours before it's going to be served, the fruit will all maserate and get mushy, turning it into more of a fruit soup.

 

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