Bergamot Fresh Fruit Salad With Scented Pelargonium Leaves

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 75 g caster sugar
• 150 ml water
• 2 oranges, juice of
• 4 -6 bergamot leaves
• 225 g black currants, wiped clean and topped and tailed
• 225 g strawberries, hulled
• 225 g raspberries, hulled
• bergamot fresh edible flower, to decorate

Recipe

• 1 syrup: put the sugar, water, orange juice and bergamot leaves into a pan over a low heat and stir occasionally until the sugar has dissolved, then bring to the boil and boil for 5 minutes or until the syrup has reduced by half.
• 2 discard the bergamot leaves and then add the blackcurrants and allow to simmer for a further 5 minutes. remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• 3 when cool, stir in the strawberries and raspberries and put in to a decorative glass dish. decorate with the bergamot flowers and scented pelargonium leaves. serve with cream, sorbet or crème fraiche.
• 4 note - rz will not allow me to add these, scented pelargonium leaves, please use these to decorate the fruit salad!