Summer Fruit Salad With Sambuca
This vibrant and refreshing fruit salad is a delightful blend of juicy strawberries, ripe mango, sweet plum and nectarine, luscious blackberries and blueberries, all brought together with a hint of citrus zing from lemon zest and juice. A touch of anise liqueur adds a unique depth of flavor to this colorful medley, making it a perfect summer treat.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1 pint strawberries
- 1 mango
- 1 plum
- 1 nectarine
- 1 cup blackberries
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1/4 cup sugar, plus more as needed
- Grated zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1/2 lemon, plus more as needed
- 2 Tbs. anise liqueur, such as sambuca or anisette,
- plus more as needed
- 1 banana
Instructions
- Hull the strawberries and halve or quarter if large. Peel and dice the mango. Dice the plum and nectarine.
- In a large bowl, combine the strawberries, mango, plum, nectarine, blackberries and blueberries. Add the 1/4 cup sugar, the lemon zest, the juice of 1/2 lemon and the 2 Tbs. sambuca and stir well. Dice the banana and stir into the salad. Taste and add more sugar, lemon juice or sambuca, if needed.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or up to overnight, stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust the flavorings before serving. Serves 4 to 6.
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