Name: Fruit Salad with Citrus-Basil Syrup
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup water; ½ cup sugar; ¼ cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves; 1 tablespoon firmly packed orange zest; 1 tablespoon firmly packed lemon zest; ½ pound peaches, peeled and sliced; ½ pound plums, sliced; 1 pound apricots, sliced; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

Bring water and sugar to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat, and stir in 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves, orange zest, and lemon zest. Let stand 20 minutes. Meanwhile, combine peaches, plums, and apricots in a large bowl. Pour sugar mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl; discard solids. Stir 1/4 to 1/2 cup syrup and 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil into fruit; reserve remaining syrup for another use.

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